Though known primarily as a sniper Alexander Ovechkin has also made quite a name for himself in his NHL career as a punishing hitter as well, and many times when he shows up on the highlight reel it is for a crushing bodycheck rather than a goal.

Today, in the round robin Olympic men's hockey game between the Czech Republic and Russia Jaromir Jagr found out firsthand just how much punch the Great 8 packs. Ovechkin absolutely crushed the Czech star at center ice, laying out Jagr, and causing a turnover that led to a Russian 2 on 1 and an eventual goal by linemate Evgeni Malkin.

Missed the hit? Check out the footage of the Ovechkin hit on Jagr below:

They used to call Jaromir Jagr the human highlight reel. I think it is fair to say that that moniker has been passed on to Alexander Ovechkin. He scored arguably the goal of the regular season (video of Ovechkin's spectacular goal against the Montreal Canadiens) and now you can add to that the goal of the playoffs (so far). Ovechkin was an absolute wrecking ball through the first half of the game, steaming up the ice on rush after rush until he finally buried a beauty where he turned two Rangers inside out before beating Henrik Lundqvist.

Ovechkin has been a man on a mission this series and is finally getting rewarded for his efforts, scoring in the past 2 games after going oh-for on the first 32 shots he fired on Lundqvist in the series. Look for the game Sunday afternoon against the Rangers to be an absolute barn burner.

See the video of Alexander Ovechkin's goal against the New York Rangers below:

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Wow, talk about the hit of the playoffs so far. The Philadelphia Pittsburgh series might not be as nasty as some of the other first round match-ups, but the temperature just got cranked up several degrees after this massive hit by the Penguins' Chris Kunitz on Philly d-man Kimmo Timonen. Scott Hartnell jumped to his teammate'd aid, dropping the mitts. Normally I think it is a bit silly when a guy has to fight just because he delivered a good, hard clean hit, but in this case it is probably warranted. Timonen is Philadelphia's Nicklas Lidstrom, and controls the game from the back end. If he gets hurt they will be all but done. Good on Hartnell for jumping in.

Check out the video of Chris Kunitz's hit on Kimmo Timonen below: