"Then, out of nowhere, John Carlson blitzed Ovechkin the other side of the room, dousing him with two full cans of Stella Artois. Leonard and assistant coach Kirk Muller got caught in the crossfire. The Stella Artois, Ovechkin's beer of choice, matched the cans he was doused with after tying Gretzky's record last April. (For the record-breaking goal on Long Island, the Caps used Coors Light.)"
"When teammates asked Ovechkin for a speech, he wasn't sure what to say. "Let's go to Pittsburgh," he replied. That suggestion was apparently good enough. "YEAH!!!" the locker room erupted. Spencer Carbery then went into his postgame speech, saluting Logan Thompson in his "statement game," but "The night belongs to this man! 900 goals in the National Hockey League!!!" Carbery hugged Ovechkin and then the Capitals demanded another speech."
Alex Ovechkin reached the 900-goal milestone in the National Hockey League and returned to the Capitals locker room for celebrations. Rookie Ryan Leonard presented a beer to Ovechkin, and defenseman John Carlson drenched him with two cans of Stella Artois, also splashing others. Ovechkin smiled, thanked teammates, gave fist bumps, and hugged owner Ted Leonsis after recalling the goal. He offered a brief line urging the team to travel to Pittsburgh, prompting an enthusiastic locker-room cheer. Head coach Spencer Carbery saluted goaltender Logan Thompson and declared the night belonged to Ovechkin. Teammates pressed for another speech and bantered about possibly scoring again the next day. Ovechkin rinsed off and then completed a four-minute interview.
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