Head Coach Barry Trotz has become the 6th coach in NHL history with 700 career wins! S/T to HockeyReference.com for the stats!
1. Scotty Bowman.........1244 wins in 2141 games
2. Joel Quenneville.......840 wins in 1519 games
3. Al Arbour..............782 wins in 1607 games
4. Ken Hitchcock..........781 wins in 1454 games
5. Lindy Ruff.............727 wins in 1474 games
6. Barry Trotz............700 wins in 1422 games
Nicklas Bäckström has 706 career points! That is good for 220th all-time in the points leaderboard, tied with Marc Savard and Corey Perry (807 and 867 games played respectively). What's truly impressive is that Bäckström has his 706 career points in 714 games played.
#205....Bob Nevin..............726 P.....1128 GP.....1957-1976
#206....Kevin Stevens..........726 P......874 GP.....1987-2002
#207....Dave Babych............723 P.....1195 GP.....1980-1999
#208....Petr Sýkora............721 P.....1017 GP.....1995-2012
#209....Alexei Zhamnov.........719 P......807 GP.....1992-2006
#210....Dave Gagner............719 P......946 GP.....1984-1999
#211....Martin Straka..........717 P......954 GP.....1992-2008
#212....Petr Nedvěd............716 P......982 GP.....1990-2007
#213....Patrick Kane...........716 P......713 GP.....2007-present
#214....Anže Kopitar...........716 P......813 GP.....2006-present
#215....George Armstrong.......713 P.....1187 GP.....1951-1970
#216....Žigmund (Ziggy) Pálffy.713 P......684 GP.....1993-2006
#217....Vic Hadfield...........712 P.....1002 GP.....1961-1977
#218....Charlie Simmer.........711 P......712 GP.....1974-1988
#219....Doug Mohns.............710 P.....1390 GP.....1953-1975
#220....Nicklas Bäckström......706 P......714 GP.....2007-present
#221....Marc Savard............706 P......807 GP.....1997-2011
#222....Corey Perry............706 P......867 GP.....2005-present
#223....Bobby Rousseau.........703 P......942 GP.....1960-1975
#224....Robert Lang............703 P......989 GP.....1992-2010
#225....Rene Robert............702 P......744 GP.....1970-1982
#226....Richard Martin.........701 P......685 GP.....1971-1982
#227....Mel Bridgman...........701 P......977 GP.....1975-1989
#228....Geoff Sanderson........700 P.....1104 GP.....1990-2008
Our Hero, Alex Ovechkin, is stalled... 552 goals in 901 games, he sits at 27th overall, still four goals behind Johnny Bucyk. Reduced ice time and balanced scoring have both contributed to Ovi's slowdown, as has multiple games this season with no shots on goal. At his present rate, he is in 10th place in the league in goals scored this season. If he scores at his current rate (27G in 62 GP), that's one goal every .43 games, for an 82-game rate of 35. Ugh. Let's hope this doesn't foreshadow the dreaded slowdown... I still believe, firmly, that if anyone playing hockey today can break the goalscoring record, it's Ovi. If he can't do it, nobody can.
Many people will say that Rocket Richard trophies mean nothing if you don't have a Stanley Cup, and that is true and valid. Hopefully this year will be the year for the Caps. After all, the Cubs won the World Series, so there is hope for us all... and who knows, maybe Ovi will go on a tear and break 50 anyway, just for spite...
20 games left, needs 23 goals? Sure. Why not?
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