For the eighth time in his career, Alex Ovechkin won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the NHL’s leading goal scorer, with 51. This one came down to the wire as Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl was two behind going into his final game, scoring 1 for his 50th but one behind Ovechkin.
It is the eighth time Ovechkin won this trophy (and he came close to another once), the most number of times a player led the league in goals in NHL history.
Caps fans, this is a friggin’ treat having Ovechkin on our team. The Washington area has never had such a dominant athlete like this.