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

#4 Dmitri Khristich

Dmitry Khristich was taken by the Caps in the sixth round at 120th overall in the 1988 NHL Draft. His first season saw him score 13 goals and add 14 assists for 27 points in 1990-91. His sophomore season was his best season as Khristich scored 36 goals and added 37 assists for 73 points. The 1992-93 season began with Khristich suffering a broken foot injury. He still managed to score 31 goals and add 35 assists for 66 points including two goals and five assists in the playoffs.

The next year Khristich added 29 goals and 29 assists for 58 points and added two goals and two assists when the Caps took down the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Khrisitich followed that up with 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points in what turned out to be his final season in D.C.

In July of 1995, Khristich was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He was the Russian goal scorer on the Caps before there was Ovechkin and ironically he wore the number eight. Khristich played in 811 games for the Capitals, Kings, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He finished his Capitals career playing in 419 games over seven seasons scoring 140 goals and adding 160 assists for 300 points.