[11-JAN-2017] #OviWatch - HE DID IT!

Our Hero, the Gr8 Alex Ovechkin, has tied Maurice "the Rocket" Richard at 544 goals. He accomplished this feat, in Montreal on Monday, January 9th in a 4-1 victory against Les Habitants, in their home barn, Centre Bell. 

Tonight, the Caps face the Pittsburgh Penguins and their streaking Captain, Sidney Crosby (26G, 18A this season) at the Verizon Center. Pittsburgh's #87 has been cast as Ovi's arch nemesis - or, rather, Ovi has been cast as his - since the pair first played against each other in the NHL, and yet, it does not seem fair to either of them to pit a playmaking center against a sniper who plays left wing; the comparisons seem to be apples and oranges, to anyone who understands how the game is played.

This, unfortunately, does not stop NBC and Pierre Maguire (dubbed the Craig's List Dildo) from making the comparison every chance they get. Looks like I'll be "watching" the game with John Walton and the Caps' radio feed tonight.

Three NHL players are poised to break 1000 points this season; Ovi, unless something drastically bad happens, should be the first of the class. Standing at 999 points going into tonight's game, he is sixth among active players in points scored. The top ten (among active players), from NHL.com, are:

01. Jaromir Jagr..........1893 points in 1671 games
02. Joe Thornton..........1367 points in 1408 games
03. Jarome Iginla.........1284 points in 1513 games
04. Marian Hossa..........1114 points in 1274 games
05. Patrick Marleau.......1055 points in 1452 games
06. Alex Ovechkin..........999 points in  879 games
07. Henrik Sedin...........996 points in 1209 games
08. Sidney Crosby..........982 points in  740 games
09. Daniel Sedin...........965 points in 1186 games
10. Shane Doan.............956 points in 1506 games

Shane Doan, with 11 points in 40 games this season, is unlikely to break the 1000-point line this season; Daniel Sedin, with 23 points in 43 games might. Crosby is almost certain to join the club, as is Henrik Sedin, but Ovi will hopefully be the first of them. 

If Crosby gets there first, the Penguins fans and NBC will be insufferable.

They might all shut up if the Caps win the cup this year.

After all, the Cubs won the World Series... anything is possible!