Capitals" Ovechkin Scores Four Goals and Celebrates in Style Alex Brandon/Associated Press Alex Ovechkin is leading the league in goals with 26 after 29 games. Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has been such a productive goal scorer in his eight N.H.L. seasons that it takes something truly special to make his goals noteworthy these days. The fact that he is leading the league in goals with 26 after 29 games? Yawn. That he became the Capitals" career leader for power play goals? Insert crickets chirping. But even by Ovechkin standards, Tuesday night's win against Tampa Bay was something to watch. He scored four goals, the last with 33 seconds left to tie the score, 5-5. The Capitals won, 6-5, in a shootout in which, stunningly, Ovechkin did not score. It was Ovechkin's third four-goal game in his career, and the third goal gave him his 13th career hat trick. It is worth stopping to appreciate, however, for the sheer audacity of the fourth goal alone. Watch the video and try to explain in a non-Ovechkin world how that puck gets through the hockey equivalent of Beltway traffic to sneak through an opening the size of a molecule. And then appreciate Ovechkin's celebration. On all of his goals he exhibits his own should-be-trademarked brand of joy, but this one includes a spontaneous belly flop that adds extra style points. Video by SomeHockeyVideos Alexander Ovechkin Ties it Late vs Tampa Bay- 4th Goal of the Night (12/10/13) Of the celebration, Ovechkin told reporters after the game: "I just felt it, nothing what I want to do or not. I just felt it. The shot itself is a mysterious force. His release is so quick, the power so profound, it defies physics. "He's a pure sniper," said Capitals Coach Adam Oates. The fourth goal, with the ice conditions at that time, the length of the pass, the weight on the pass, that's an incredible shot. That's why he's a superstar. The second goal was another left-circle blast on the power play, the kind that goalies relive in their nightmares. This shot appears to travel at the speed of sound. The first goal was a classic Ovechkin quick-release blast off a face-off win in which Ovechkin scored before the goalie - in this case, the unfortunate Ben Bishop - realized the puck had been dropped. The third was the easiest of the three, considering Tampa Bay neglected to cover him at all on the power play and Marcus Johansson found him ridiculously open and close to the net with a cross-ice pass. Video by NHL Alex Ovechkin scores four goals against Lightning For Capitals and Ovechkin fans, there is a sobering side of this scoring outburst. It was necessary because the Caps fell behind, 3-0, early in the first period while playing as if they had rather be just about anywhere else and defenseman Mike Green wore out the path to the penalty box. Also, two of Ovechkin's goals came on the power play. The Capitals are not a great five-on-five team, which does not bode well for their playoff fate, and they frequently forget entirely how to play defense. But, if you're looking for highlight goals, Ovechkin's your guy.