Washington Capitals: Top 10 right wings of all-time

#8 Bobby Gould

Bobby Gould was traded to the Caps by the Calgary Flames on Nov. 25, 1981. After spending time between both the minors and the NHL, it was his trade to Washington that saw Gould take on a bigger role. In the remaining 60 games that season, Gould scored 18 goals and added 13 assists for 31 points.

The next season Gould scored 22 goals and added 18 assists for 40 points. He recorded another 40 point season in 1983-84 with 21 goals and 19 assists. In 1984-85, Gould added 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points. The next season he was even better with 19 goals and 19 assists for 38 points. In 1986-87 he added 23 goals and 27 assists for 50 points.

Gould had 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points in 1987-88 and five goals and 13 assists for 18 points in his final season in Washington. Besdies the impressive numbers, he’ll be a legend in Washington for one particular fight on a Penguins legend.

On March 20, 1987, Gould and Mario Lemieux dropped the gloves. Gould was six foot and 195 pounds while Lemieux is a big dude at six foot four and 230 pounds. Gould ended up breaking Lemieux’s jaw with a solid right uppercut. It sent Lemieux to the George Washington University hospital.

“The first thing that came to mind when he said, ‘Let’s go’, was that I could get him off the ice for five minutes. I never thought about hurting him,” said Gould.

Lemieux would not fight again in the NHL for another nine years.