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The Sports Junkies

H2: Recharge Day, Hockey History, Ovechkin Statue

The Sports Junkies

Audacy

Sports, Comedy

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

04/03 Hour 2: Companies Are Starting To Offer This To Employees - 1:00 Ovechkin’s On The Doorstep Of Hockey History - 19:00 Designing Alex Ovechkin’s Statue - 32:00

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0:00.0

You know, just one thing I want to just touch on just quickly.

0:02.0

I know we're going to do a non-sports bit, but, you know, with Ovi and the chase and what,

0:06.1

two to tie, three to break it.

0:10.3

I don't think we've talked enough about what an incredible rate he's shooting at this year.

0:14.5

As of yesterday, I haven't checked it this morning.

0:16.9

But as of yesterday, he was shooting at like 17, 18%, which is the highest of his career.

0:23.6

Remember it was just, I think it was just last year in the first half of the season?

0:26.6

Remember he was shooting like 5% or something?

0:29.0

It was something horrid.

0:30.2

Yeah, he was on just a decrepit goal pace until he got caught fire the second half of the season.

0:35.1

As of this morning, he's at 18%.

0:37.3

And unless I'm missing something,

0:39.9

it's by far his highest shooting percentage year.

0:42.7

Like the year he's having is nuts.

0:46.4

It's bananas.

0:47.4

It's like having an MVP year back at the end of your career.

0:52.0

And he's doing it at almost 40,

0:53.5

and he missed a big chunk of the season due to a leg injury.

0:55.9

Some people have argued that he should still get MVP consideration.

0:59.3

Maybe he's third in goals, despite missing all of those games.

1:03.7

Yeah, and he's playing less minutes.

1:06.0

It's just, what he's doing is just bonkers.

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