Top 3 key Capitals to watch against Penguins
#1 Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin will be the number one player to watch in tonight’s big rivalry matchup with Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. On Tuesday night against the Colorado Avalanche, he scored his 31st goal of the season.
Ovechkin ranks tied for sixth in the NHL in goals with 31. He has scored 14 of his 31 goals in the third period, which leads the Capitals. He has reached the 30 goal mark for the 17th ice in his 18 year career, which tied former Capital Mike Gartner (17 seasons) for the most 30 goal seasons in NHL history.
The 37 year old scored his 30th goal in his 45th game of the season, tied for the sixth fewest games required to reach the 30 goal mark in his career.
Among players to begin a season at age 37 or older, Ovechkin required the fewest games in NHL history to reach 30 goals in a single campaign. Jean Beliveau required the second fewest games to reach 30 goals in a season, taking him 54 games.
Ovechkin is the 11th different player aged 37 or older to score 30 goals in a season. The only season he did not score 30 was in the COVID shortened 2021 season where he scored 24 goals in 45 games.
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He also has 69 career points in 70 career games against the Penguins. A very nice number.