[27-NOV-2018] #OviWatch, #BackstromWatch, etc.

#OviWatch

Last night, Ovi scored an empty net goal to tie Joe Sakic and Jarome Iginla for 15th overall. Given his torrid rate of scoring - 18 goals in 24 games this season - he is on pace to score 61 goals this year, which actually puts Luc Robataille in reach, if he keeps it up. Although he is currently in 4th place for the Rocket Richard trophy, I believe that race is not yet over, and that Ovi will take the lead some time in January and never look back. The man is a goal-scoring machine! 

Next up is Dave Andreychuk, with 640 goals in 1639 games played.

01 - Wayne Gretzky    - 894 G in 1487 GP +269
02 - Gordie Howe      - 801 G in 1767 GP +176
03 - Jaromír Jágr     - 765 G in 1714 GP +140
04 - Brett Hull       - 741 G in 1269 GP +116
05 - Marcel Dionne    - 731 G in 1348 GP +106
06 - Phil Esposito    - 717 G in 1282 GP + 92
07 - Mike Gartner     - 708 G in 1432 GP + 83
08 - Mark Messier     - 694 G in 1756 GP + 69
09 - Steve Yzerman    - 692 G in 1514 GP + 67
10 - Mario Lemieux    - 690 G in  915 GP + 65
11 - Teemu Selänne    - 684 G in 1451 GP + 59 not bloody likely
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12 - Luc Robataille   - 667 G in 1431 GP + 42 way outside chance
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13 - Brendan Shanahan - 656 G in 1431 GP + 31 outside chance
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14 - Dave Andreychuk  - 640 G in 1639 GP + 1515 - Alex Ovechkin    - 625 G in 1027 GP Tied
16 - Joe Sakic        - 625 G in 1378 GP Tied
17 - Jarome Iginla    - 625 G in 1554 GP Tied

#BackstromWatch

Last night, Nicklas Backstrom scored his 22nd assist of the season, in 24 games played. With 6 goals, Backstrom is better than a point-per-game player this season so far. His three assists last night put his career total at 612, good for 82nd overall. 827 points puts him in sole possession of 2nd in the franchise for points (behind only Ovechkin)! He is 147th overall in the points category.

[08-NOV-2018] #OviWatch - Sole Possession!

Ovi's goal last night was a power play goal, moving him into sole possession of #8 all time for power play goals. One more will tie him with Mario Lemieux.

01 - Dave Andreychuk  - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +39
02 - Brett Hull       - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +30 not likely
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03 - Teemu Selanne    - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +20 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille   - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +12 probable
05 - Phil Esposito    - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +11
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 2
07 - Mario Lemieux    - 236 PPG in  915 GP 25.79% + 1
08 - Alex Ovechkin    - 235 PPG in 1017 GP 23.1%
09 - Marcel Dionne    - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36%
10 - Dino Ciccarelli  - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83%


With 619 career goals, he's still got a way to go to catch up with Joe Sakic (625 G in 1378 GP) and Jarome Iginla (625 G in 1554 GP).


Oh, and there's this...

[06-NOV-2018] #OviWatch, #BackstromWatch, #Etc.

#OviWatch


Ovi's goal last night was a power play goal, tying him with Marcel Dionne; two more will tie him with Mario Lemieux.

01 - Dave Andreychuk  - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +40
02 - Brett Hull       - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +31 not likely
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03 - Teemu Selanne    - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +21 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille   - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +13 probable
05 - Phil Esposito    - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +12
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 3
07 - Mario Lemieux    - 236 PPG in  915 GP 25.79% + 2
08 - Alex Ovechkin    - 234 PPG in 1016 GP 23.03%
09 - Marcel Dionne    - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36%
10 - Dino Ciccarelli  - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83%


With 618 career goals, he's still got a way to go to catch up with Joe Sakic (625 G in 1378 GP) and Jarome Iginla (625 G in 1554 GP).


#BackstromWatch


Backstrom recorded his 603rd assist, moving him into sole possession of 85th all time.


65 - Bobby Orr         - 645 A in  667 GP It could happen!
66 - Martin St. Louis  - 642 A in 1134 GP
67 - Gary Suter        - 641 A in 1145 GP
68 - Dave Taylor       - 638 A in 1111 GP
69 - Daryl Sittler     - 637 A in 1096 GP
70 - Borje Salming     - 637 A in 1148 GP

71 - Ryan Getzlaf      - 636 A in  926 GP
72 - Peter Forsberg    - 636 A in  708 GP Possible
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73 - Neal Broten       - 634 A in 1099 GP Probable
74 - Brad Richards     - 634 A in 1126 GP
75 - Theo Fleury       - 633 A in 1084 GP
76 - Mike Gartner      - 627 A in 1432 GP
77 - Andy Bathgate     - 624 A in 1432 GP
78 - Henrik Zetterberg - 623 A in 1082 GP
79 - Sergei Zubov      - 619 A in 1068 GP
80 - Patrik Elias      - 617 A in 1240 GP
81 - Rod Gilbert       - 615 A in 1065 GP
82 - Marian Hossa      - 609 A in 1309 GP
83 - Michael Goulet    - 605 A in 1089 GP
84 - Pavel Datsyuk     - 604 A in  953 GP
85 - Nicklas Backstrom - 603 A in  828 GP


Of those ahead of him (within reach), only Getzlaf is still playing, as Zetterberg and Hossa have both retired with the close of last season. Getzlaf himself has moved up in the rankings, tying with Peter Forsberg with 636 assists. Backstrom's next assist will tie him with the great Pavel Datsyuk.


#Etc.


Other Capitals approaching milestones:


Evgeni Kuznetsov - 197 assists

[23-OCT-2018] #OviWatch and #BackstromWatch

As-promised, I'll not be posting on a game day again...


Last night in Vancouver, Ovi scored two more goals, bringing his career total to 615, and his total on the season to 8 goals in 8 games, sliding him up to 6th place on the very young season. Auston Matthews remains at the top of this season's scoring ladder, but if Ovi keeps it up, he will catch and surpass the young centerman. Here's where Ovi stands all-time. Still in 17th, but creeping up on Iginla and Sakic in all-time goal-scoring, career.


01 - Wayne Gretzky    - 894 G in 1487 GP +279
02 - Gordie Howe      - 801 G in 1767 GP +186
03 - Jaromír Jágr     - 765 G in 1714 GP +150
04 - Brett Hull       - 741 G in 1269 GP +126
05 - Marcel Dionne    - 731 G in 1348 GP +116
06 - Phil Esposito    - 717 G in 1282 GP +102
07 - Mike Gartner     - 708 G in 1432 GP + 93
08 - Mark Messier     - 694 G in 1756 GP + 79
09 - Steve Yzerman    - 692 G in 1514 GP + 77
10 - Mario Lemieux    - 690 G in  915 GP + 75
11 - Teemu Selänne    - 684 G in 1451 GP + 68
12 - Luc Robataille   - 667 G in 1431 GP + 52 not bloody likely!
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13 - Brendan Shanahan - 656 G in 1431 GP + 41 outside chance
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14 - Dave Andreychuk  - 640 G in 1639 GP + 25 probable
15 - Joe Sakic        - 625 G in 1378 GP + 10
16 - Jarome Iginla    - 625 G in 1554 GP + 10
17 - Alex Ovechkin    - 615 G in 1011 GP 


One of Ovi's two goals last night came on the power play, putting him in sole possession of 9th all time for power play goals. His next will tie him with Marcel Dionne; three will tie him with Mario Lemieux.


01 - Dave Andreychuk  - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +41
02 - Brett Hull       - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +32 not likely
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03 - Teemu Selanne    - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +22 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille   - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +14 probable
05 - Phil Esposito    - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +13
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 4
07 - Mario Lemieux    - 236 PPG in  915 GP 25.79% + 3
08 - Marcel Dionne    - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36% + 1
09 - Alex Ovechkin    - 233 PPG in 1011 GP 23.04%
10 - Dino Ciccarelli  - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83%


Another stat for us to track... multi-goal games! With two goals last night, Ovi moved himself into sole possession of 5th overall. He is the highest ranking active player in multi-goal games:


1 - Brett Hull        - 158 MGG
2 - Teemu Selanne     - 131 MGG
3 - Jaromir Jagr      - 127 MGG
4 - Mario Lemieux     - 124 MGG
5 - Alex Ovechkin     - 123 MGG


As a side note, Wayne Fucking Gretzky only had 60 career multi-goal games in his career in the NHL??! How is that even possible??? *ahem*


*** OK, update *** Since 1987-1988. THAT makes a whole lot more sense! Looking for the full list somewhere...

On to other accomplishments!

Ovi's best sidekick, Nicklas Backstrom, scored assists last night, taking him to a career total of 601 and moving him into a tie with Glenn Anderson on the all-time assist leaderboard at 86th. Backy did it in 823 games to Anderson's 1,129, too. Last season, Backstrom had 50 assists. If he has 45 this year, he will move up the ladder as well... of course, he has 11 in 8 games played (!!!) so 45 should easily be within reach, barring injury (God forbid!) and he could wind up with more than that... time will, of course, tell, but here's Nicky's place in the all-time assist leaderboard. There are, of course, some active players ahead of him... but none ahead right this minute, and none other than Hossa, Zetterberg, and Getzlaf in reach this season, realistically.

65 - Bobby Orr         - 645 A in  667 GP It could happen!
66 - Martin St. Louis  - 642 A in 1134 GP
67 - Gary Suter        - 641 A in 1145 GP
68 - Dave Taylor       - 638 A in 1111 GP
69 - Daryl Sittler     - 637 A in 1096 GP
70 - Borje Salming     - 637 A in 1148 GP
71 - Peter Forsberg    - 636 A in  708 GP Possible
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72 - Neal Broten       - 634 A in 1099 GP Probable
73 - Brad Richards     - 634 A in 1126 GP
74 - Theo Fleury       - 633 A in 1084 GP
75 - Ryan Getzlaf      - 631 A in  921 GP
76 - Mike Gartner      - 627 A in 1432 GP
77 - Andy Bathgate     - 624 A in 1432 GP
78 - Henrik Zetterberg - 623 A in 1082 GP
79 - Sergei Zubov      - 619 A in 1068 GP
80 - Patrik Elias      - 617 A in 1240 GP
81 - Rod Gilbert       - 615 A in 1065 GP
82 - Marian Hossa      - 609 A in 1309 GP
83 - Michael Goulet    - 605 A in 1089 GP
84 - Pavel Datsyuk     - 604 A in  953 GP
85 - Kirk Muller       - 602 A in 1129 GP
86 - Nicklas Backstrom - 601 A in  823 GP