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Capitals: Alex Ovechkin’s road to 700 goals

By Michael Marzzacco

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals prepares to throw a puck to a fan after the Capitals defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 at Capital One Arena on January 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals prepares to throw a puck to a fan after the Capitals defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 at Capital One Arena on January 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON – MAY 04: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals is mobbed by his teammates as he celebrated his first playoff hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 4, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Len Redkoles/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON – MAY 04: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals is mobbed by his teammates as he celebrated his first playoff hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 4, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Len Redkoles/Getty Images) /

Alex Ovechkin when one thinks of his supporting cast always links to Nicklas Backstrom but in the early part of his hockey days there was also Alex Semin and Mike Green. On Feb. 5, 2009 Ovechkin scored his 200th career goal against the Los Angles Kings becoming just the fourth player in NHL history to reach the milestone in four seasons. He joined the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux.

Ovechkin scored his 50th goal of the season on March 19 in Tampa Bay and did the hot stick celly to celebrate the occasion.

Ovechkin finished the 2008-09 season with 56 goals, once again leading the league. He led the Caps past the first round of the playoffs that spring and even had a hat trick in a memorable joust with Sidney Crosby.

The next season Ovechkin scored 50 goals when the Capitals won their first ever Presidents’ Trophy. He followed that up with a 32 and 38 goal seasons before a resurgence would take place taking Ovechkin up the leaderboard once more.

Ovechkin first had to deal with the adversity of a lockout shortened season in 2013 but led the NHL with 32 goals in 48 games. He followed that up with a 51 goal season and scored his 400th career goal on Dec. 20, 2013.

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