Ovechkin: A scorer not a fighter

by James Mirtle on Nov 21, 2008 3:31 PM CST Comment 8 comments

Thought this was a funny little tidbit at the end of the game between the Ducks and Capitals earlier this week:

Both teams' emotion level escalated in the third period, to the point where Ryan had to be restrained from going after Ovechkin after one shift.

"Maybe he was pissed off," Ovechkin said of Ryan. "I told him it's not my job to fight. It's my job to score goals."

Which made me lookup if Ovechkin had, in fact, received a fighting major in his 262-game NHL career. According to hockeyfights.com, there was one:

Right. Not a fighter.

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Mike Richards

Ovie did fight Mike Richards before as well. I think he’s right, he does suck at fighting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LINLa7_kD5E

by feelingkettle on Nov 21, 2008 4:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeap, although that was in a preseason game I’m pretty sure.

by James Mirtle on Nov 21, 2008 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You’re right, it was.

by feelingkettle on Nov 21, 2008 4:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

To paraphrase Harry Neale

One goes for throwing, the other receiving.

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by TheTick on Nov 22, 2008 9:12 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Am i the only one who didn’t see him fight in that clip? He knocked Briere down from behind…he got jumped..and then the linesmen were on top of them.

by poploser on Nov 22, 2008 10:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Ovechkin may not like to fight…but he does like to run guys from behind. He’s done it or tried to do it quite a few times to Malkin, and occasionally to Crosby when the Caps play the Pens.

by Thunder on Nov 22, 2008 1:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Ovechkin may not like to fight…but he does like to run guys from behind. He’s done it or tried to do it quite a few times to Malkin, and occasionally to Crosby when the Caps play the Pens.

Right, and the referees have just never noticed?

by David M. Getz on Dec 14, 2008 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs