Top 3 Capitals studs against Blackhawks

#2 Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin put a cap on the game at 14:56 with a coast to coast breakaway where he backhanded in the shot. It was his 41st of the season. It was the 821st of his career. He’s 73 away from number one Wayne Gretzky in all time NHL goal scoring. Crazy.

That would mean it would take him like a season and a half to get there.

Ovechkin has been on a hot streak of late with four goals in his last three games and eight goals in his last 10 games. The losing surely hasn’t been on him.

Ovechkin also had an assist on Anthony Mantha’s goal. With two points on the night, Ovechkin extended his point streak to six games with five goals and five assists which is tied for his longest point streak of the season.

Earlier in the season Ovechkin had a hat trick against the Blackhawks in Chicago. It was his 798th, 799th and 800th career goals. His efforts helped the Capitals sweep the two game series with the Blackhawks this season with a combined result from the two games 13-4. The Caps won the first meeting in December 7-3.

Ovechkin and Backstrom were great but this next player was the big story.