Tag Archives: Goals Scored

In the Company of Mr. Hockey: Alex Ovechkin Ties Gordie Howe For Most Goals Scored With One Franchise in Detroit

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

Nbc Sports Washington On the night the Detroit Red Wings celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 1997 Stanley Cup victory, and on which he met the son of NHL great Gordie Howe, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin made history in … Continue reading →

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Alex Ovechkin Scores Career Goals No. 731 and 732, Ties and Passes Marcel Dionne For Fifth Place On All-Time List

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Diane Doyle

Photo: John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 731st and 732nd career goals against the New York Rangers in the team’s Opening Night contest, a night that also featured rookie Hendrix Lapierre scoring his first … Continue reading →

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Better than Expected: How the Capitals’ Actual ‘Goals For’ Outpace Expected ‘Goals For’

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Justin Trudel

Photo: @Capitals Over the past five seasons and through the first four games of the 2021 NHL regular season, the Capitals’ actual goal scoring has routinely outperformed the expected ‘goals for’ metric. This can be explained by a multitude of … Continue reading →