Ovechkin in Exclusive Company
- Saturday, April 10, 2010 12:19 AM
- Written By: Josh Marks
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin notched his 49th and 50th goals tonight against the Atlanta Thrashers to take over the goals and points race. But more importantly for the history books, Alex the Great became only the third player behind Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy to record four 50-goal seasons in their first five years in the league.
While the only record Ovechkin and the Capitals want this year is to win the team's first Stanley Cup for D.C., this is still quite an individual accomplishment and should be noted and celebrated.
Nicklas Backstrom also had something to celebrate as the center posted his first 100-point season. With his three-point night he has 101 points, which is eight behind his linemate Ovechkin.
The joke around the Verizon Center locker room after the game revolved around what they would do with the game puck since Ovechkin scored his 50th goal and Backstrom nabbed his 100th point on the same play. Backstrom joked that they were talking of splitting it in two.
