Alex Ovechkin 802nd Goal Scoring Props Favor Senators

• Alex Ovechkin has -130 odds to score his 802nd goal against the Ottawa Senators.
• Ovechkin has +105 underdog odds to score his 802nd goal during even strength.
• Ovechkin has +250 odds to score his 802nd goal during the first period of any game.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Alex Ovechkin has scored 20 goals during the 2022-23 NHL season and is only one goal away from tying Gordie Howe with the second most in NHL history. Legal sportsbooks have props for when this milestone will occur.

Ovechkin scored the 800th goal of his career against the Chicago Blackhawks, completing a hat trick during the game that took place on Tuesday evening. He has been left scoreless during his last three games since and the odds favor him to break the record against the Ottawa Senators.

Team Ovechkin Scores 802nd Goal Against

• Ottawa Senators -130
• Winnipeg Jets +200
• NY Rangers +375
• Montreal Canadiens +900

The Senators have the shortest odds to be the team that Ovechkin scores his 802nd goal because the Capitals will face off against Ottawa two teams in the next four games.

Capitals Schedule

• At the Senators 12/22
• Verses the Jets 12/23
• At the Rangers 12/27
• Verses the Senators 12/29

With the Senators allowing 3.2 goals per game, Alex Ovechkin could find the back of the net twice tonight or score once, and then finish it off in Washington against Ottawa next week. These two teams have faced off already early in the season and Ovechkin did not score but had two shots on goal.

Ovechkin 802nd Goal Type

• Power Play -145
• Even Strength +105

While the odds at legal NHL sportsbook favor Ovechkin tying the record in a power play, there is value in taking the underdog odds on the even strength goal proposition. During his three-goal outing against Chicago, only one of the goals were the result of a power play.

Out of Ovechkin’s 20 goals scored during the 2022-23 season, only five of them were on the power play. The Senators are also the 11th best team against the power play this season, with a penalty kill percentage of 80.34.

Ovechkin Period for Scoring 802nd Goal

• 3rd Period +175
• 2nd Period +200
• 1st Period +250
• Overtime +500

In the last game that Ovechkin scored, he scored two of his three goals during the first period agants the Blackhawks. The game before that, he also scored in the first period against the Winnipeg Jets.

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