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Six goals in Game 5 meant a lot of milestones were hit for the Washington Capitals. As much fun as the team had in their 6-0 win in the Carolina Hurricanes, the fact that some set some individual franchise records and team records made the win more special. Here are the milestones that were reached as the Capitals retook the series lead:
Captain Alex Ovechkin passed Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin for the most Stanley Cup Playoff goals among Russians in NHL history.
Connecting for a goal in his @Capitals blowout Game 5 win over the Hurricanes on Saturday, Alex Ovechkin passed an idle countryman for top spot on this all-time #StanleyCup Playoff list pic.twitter.com/t3TjZ4R50O
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) April 21, 2019
The 6-0 win marked the largest margin of victory in a Stanley Cup Playoff game in team history.
Saturday marked the largest margin of victory in playoff shutout in @Capitals franchise history. It bests the previous mark of four, accomplished on three other occasions. https://t.co/cql5yrIvlz #NHLStats #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/kN8sReOiCY
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 21, 2019
Center Nicklas Backstrom, who posted two goals in the win, joined Dino Ciccarelli and center Evgeny Kuznetsov as the third player in team franchise history to post multiple four-point performances in the postseason. He has posted at least two points in each of the Capitals’ three home games this postseason.
Nicklas Backstrom joined Dino Ciccarelli and Evgeny Kuznetsov as the third players in @Capitals franchise history to post multiple four-point performances in the postseason. https://t.co/itkzoMu3qO #NHLStats #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/WEUEdzHnoY
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 21, 2019
Goaltender Braden Holtby past Olie Kolzig for the most Stanley Cup Playoff shutouts in team history (seven).
Center Nic Dowd scored on a penalty shot, becoming the first Capitals player to do so in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Previously, the Capitals had three penalty shot attempts, none that were successful, and that was the first penalty shot since Joe Juneau’s attempt against the Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender: Ken Wregget) on April 24, 1996.
Dowder finds the 5-hole on the penalty shot #ALLCAPS #CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/KIXCvI9ons
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 21, 2019
Forward Tom Wilson became the 26th player in franchise history to hit the double-digit goal mark in his Stanley Cup Playoff career.
Ovechkin also posted his 10th career multi-assist game (two assists) and 33rd career multi-point game (three points) in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It also marked Backstrom’s fourth career multi-goal, 28th multi-point, and 10th career three-point game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Defenseman John Carlson drew within three assists of Scott Steven’s 44 career assists in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the most among defensemen in Capitals history.
By Harrison Brown
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