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Alex Ovechkin’s historic goal-scoring achievement (you may have heard about it) is the product of two critical and career-defining characteristics of the Great Eight: ability and longevity. Take Ovechkin’s goal-scoring prowess without his durability and consistency and you end up with something like Mike Bossy-plus; take his two decades of nearly uninterrupted availability with … [Read more...] about Alex Ovechkin’s Hall of Fame Career(s)

The Washington Capitals are well on their way to capturing the Metropolitan Division title and the Eastern Conference title, and find themselves in the running for the Presidents’ Trophy. While their season has not been without stumbles, there are plenty of positives about this team as they head into the postseason. Let’s talk about ’em. We’ve looked at the Capitals’ overall … [Read more...] about Capitals Playoff Positives: Penalty Kill

895 goals is a massive number. Unfathomably huge. Simply getting to that number, surpassing the greatest offensive talent the league has ever known, and standing alone atop the mountain? That’s a pretty wild, supremely impressive, and absolutely absurd achievement for one Alex Ovechkin. And speaking of absurd, numbers like that can be sliced and diced to pretty comical … [Read more...] about Crazy 8s: Some Wild Stats About and Around Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin is now officially the sole keeper of the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring title, having picked up his 895th goal, and if you weren’t sure…that is a lot of goals. Really a lot of goals. So many, in fact, that no one – not even Ovechkin himself – thought he could hit that number even a few years ago. But with Ovechkin, it’s not just about the sheer number of goals he … [Read more...] about Our Favorite Alex Ovechkin Goals

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