OK, the Pond of Dreams short is still my favorite All-Star Game moment ever. But we've got a new one atop the list for best Skills Competition moments. Sorry, Pierre Turgeon and Adam Oates doing breakaways to "Rhythm Is A Dancer" in 1993.
Most of us have already seen this a million times. But the more you watch it, the more ridiculous the whole thing becomes. And one thing I just noticed that makes this even more impressive - Ovechkin shoots the puck in with Evgeni Malkin's stick. Malkin is lefty; Ovechkin, of course, is righty. So not only do you have a SportsCenter-friendly highlight, but it's also an extremely rare instance of a hockey player taking a shot with the opposite hand. And while ESPN will be too busy talking about the Dallas Cowboys to notice these little things, at least we can all marvel at the skills of one Alexander Ovechkin - a player who should definitely be the face of the NHL.
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