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Washington Capitals: Top 5 greatest right wingers of all-time

By Michael Marzzacco

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Dino Ciccarelli, Washington Capitals (Photo by Graig Abel Collection/Getty Images))
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#4 Dino Ciccarelli

Acquired in a trade from Minnesota in exchange for Mike Gartner and Larry Murphy in March of 1989, Dino Ciccarelli comes fourth in our list. Ciccarelli finished off that season with 12 goals and three assists with the Capitals in 11 games. The next year he broke out with 31 goals and 38 assists for 79 points.

In the 1990-91 season he had 21 goals and 18 assists for 39 points in 54 games. He followed that up with 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 seasons with the Capitals, Ciccarelli scored 112 goals and 97 assists for 209 points.

Ciccarelli helped the Caps 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. Seven days later he had a four goal and seven point game in an 8-2 win over the Hartford Whalers. He scored his first playoff goal against Ron Hextall and the Philadelphia Flyers. He finished that series with three goals and six points in what resulted in a loss.

In his first full season he scored 41 goals and even had a four goal game against the Quebec Nordiques in a 12-2 win. In 2011 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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