#1 Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin is proving doubters wrong at 39 years old in his 20th season in the league and the city of DC couldn't be happier. He's also been producing on the top line.
In their overtime loss on Nov. 13 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the line of Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, and Aliaksei Protas accounted for two of their three goals in the contest. The Caps have outscored the opposition 15-5 at five on five on the ice this season, per Natural Stat Trick.
Ovechkin, Strome, and Protas' combined 15 goals for are tied for the most by a forward line in the NHL, joined by Vegas' Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, and Mark Stone (15 goals for, eight goals against), while their +10 on ice goal differential is the second highest in the league per MoneyPuck.com.
With an assist in Friday night's win over the Colorado Avalanche, Ovi joined Gordie Howe as the second player age 39 or older to record 20 points in the first 16 games of a season per NHL Stats. Ovechkin required the second fewest games in his career to reach double digits in both goals and assists. He's also scored eight goals in his last nine games.
In all Ovechkin has scored 33 goals in his last 52 games dating back to Jan. 27 which is an average of 0.63 goals per game. That's tied for the fourth most in the NHL in that span.