Washington Capitals: Top 10 best scorers of all-time

#8 Dave Christian

Dave Christian is the one Olympic gold medalist who is on this list, having played on the 1980 Miracle on Ice team. He was drafted in the second round at 40th overall by the Winnipeg Jets. In 1983 he was traded to the Washington Capitals for a first round pick.

In Christian’s first season with the Caps, he scored 29 goals and led the team with 52 assists for 81 points. The next year he added 26 goals and 43 assists for a nice 69 points. He broke out in the 1985-86 season with 41 goals and 42 assists for 83 points.

He dropped off a little bit in the 1986-87 season with 23 goals and 27 assists for 50 points but rebounded the next season with 37 goals and 21 assists for 58 points. 1988-89 was his final full season in Washington where he recorded 34 goals and 31 assists for 65 points.

In 1989-90, Christian played in 28 games with the Caps and had just three goals and eight assists for 11 points. He would get traded midseason to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Bob Joyce.

Christian spent seven years with the Washington Capitals and recorded 193 goals and 224 assists for 417 points in 504 games. Like T.J. Oshie, Christian hails from Warroad, Minnesota which is also known as Hockeytown, USA. Christian spent 15 years in the NHL playing for five teams.