Washington Capitals: Top 3 stars of April so far

#2 Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin is a man on a mission and needs one more goal to tie for fifth in the league all time in goal scoring. So far this month, the great eight has heated up with six goals and six assists for 12 points in 11 games. There’s still four games left in the month of April and more chances for Ovechkin to climb up the ladder.

This season Ovechkin has 24 goals and 18 assists for 42 points. In a 56 game season, it is still a good pace and it is likely he can reach another 30 goal season at least. There hasn’t been a season in his career where he’s scored under 30 goals.

Ovechkin’s 24 goals are tied for third in the league in scoring this season. It is a three way tie between Ovechkin, Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins, and Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche has 26 goals while Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs leads the league in goals with 33.

Ovechkin has some big games coming up and it will be those games where we could see the great eight playing at his best. There’s also that contract that will expire at the end of the season. Nobody knows what the future will hold for Ovi but here’s hoping they can get a deal done.