Washington Capitals: Top 10 right wings of all-time

#4 Dino Ciccarelli

Dino Ciccarelli was traded to the Capitals from Minnesota with Bob Rouse in exchange for Mike Gartner and Larry Murphy in March of 1989. The rest of that season saw him score 12 goals and three assists in 11 games. His first full season in 1989-90 saw him score 31 goals and 38 assists for 79 points.

In 1990-91 he had 21 goals and 18 assists for 39 points in 54 games. The next year he had 38 goals and 38 assists for 76 points. In the summer of 1992 he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Kevin Miller. Over four years with the Capitals, Ciccarelli scored 112 goals and 97 assists for 209 points.

Ciccarelli helped his team to the playoffs in his first season. He scored his first goal with the Caps on March 11, 1989 in a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers. On March 18, 1989 he had a four goal, seven point game in a 8-2 win over the Hartford Whalers. He scored his first playoff goal less than a month later against Ron Hextall and the Philadelphia Flyers. He had three goals and six points in a first round loss to them that season.

His first full season saw him score 41 goals and he even had a four goal game against the Quebec Nordiques in a 12-2 win. He was an impact player and back in 2011 he was even welcomed back for a ceremonial puck drop the season he was induced into the Hockey Hall of Fame.