Alex Ovechkin check on Jaromir Jagr highlights Russia's 4-2 men's hockey victory over Czech Republic at Olympics Updated: Feb. 23, 2010, 12:51 a.m. | Published: Feb. 21, 2010, 11:51 p.m.

Alexander Ovechkin is the Great 8, ... One stride from the red line, in open ice, Ovechkin, tapping his predatory instincts, knocked Jaromir Jagr on his magnificent posterior.

VANCOUVER — This was not a passing of the torch, more like the mugging of it. Alexander Ovechkin delivered a vicious hit on Jaromir Jagr, and the Russians went on to a 4-2 victory over the Cz… ...

Alex Ovechkin’s thunderous hit on Jaromir Jagr led directly to the goal that helped Russia defeat the Czech Republic, 4-2. Skip to content Skip to site index Olympics ...

For Jagr it continues the simple reflective joys that a lot of fans felt seeing him play during the Vancouver Olympics while he was one of the Czechs more dominant players, that is until he was rocked ...

Ovechkin's two goals allowed him to pass Jaromir Jagr (538) for third on the league's all-time even-strength goal list with 540. Only Gretzky (617) and Gordie Howe (566) are ahead of him now.

Ovechkin is now second on the NHL all-time list with the retired Patrick Marleau, leaving only the great Jaromir Jagr (178) left to pass. The tally was Ovechkin's 864th career goal and his 11th of ...

The only person near Ovechkin who could be remotely considered a modern peer is Jaromir Jagr, who played 24 seasons from 1990-2018. Jagr's 766 goals are fourth all-time in NHL history, but he did ...

Ovechkin, who plays left wing for the Washington Capitals, is 6-foot-2, 233 pounds. He has a massive brow, high cheekbones, a nose broken so often it bends permanently to the left, wide-set eyes ...

Only Gretzky has more multi-goal games, and Ovechkin earlier this season became just the sixth player with 700 goals and 700 assists, joining Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Jaromir Jagr, Marcel Dionne and ...

Alexander Ovechkin is the Great 8, ... One stride from the red line, in open ice, Ovechkin, tapping his predatory instincts, knocked Jaromir Jagr on his magnificent posterior.