NHL HHOF Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) Mike Gartner, Peter Bondra, Alex Ovechkin - What's with the Washington Capitals and these three players? They are the top 3 goal-scorers of all-time for the Washington Capitals, and they each just happened to accumulate more goals than assists with the Washington Capitals, as well as with their entire careers. Each one from a different era. By the way, Alex Ovechkin surpassed Mike Gartner in assists this season (Gartner 627), (Ovechkin 630). THE 10 OUT OF THE 46 MEMBERS OF THE NHL 500+ GOALS CLUB WHO ACCUMULATED MORE GOALS THAN THEY ACCUMULATED ASSISTS 01. Alex Ovechkin (780-630) 02. Brett Hull (741-650) 03. Mike Gartner (708-627) 04. Bobby Hull (610-560) 05. Dino Ciccarelli (608-592) 06. Mike Bossy (573-553) 07. Joe Nieuwendyk (564-562) 08. Maurice Richard (544-422) 09. Keith Tkachuk (538-527) 10. Peter Bondra (503-389) Peter Bondra is the most lopsided. Mike Gartner was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for Dino Ciccarelli, who is also on the list, and also accumulated more goals than assists with the Washington Capitals (112-97). TOTAL CAREER REGULAR SEASON GAMES PLAYED 01. 1432 – Mike Gartner 02. 1274 – Alex Ovechkin 03. 1081 – Peter Bondra 04. 1058 – Nicklas Backstrom TOTAL CAREER REGULAR SEASON GOALS SCORED 01. 780 – Alex Ovechkin 02. 708 – Mike Gartner 03. 503 – Peter Bondra 04. 264 – Nicklas Backstrom TOTAL CAREER REGULAR SEASON ASSIST TOTALS 01. 747 – Nicklas Backstrom 02. 630 – Alex Ovechkin 03. 627 – Mike Gartner 04. 389 – Peter Bondra TOTAL CAREER REGULAR SEASON POINT TOTALS 01. 1410 – Alex Ovechkin 02. 1335 – Mike Gartner 03. 1011 – Nicklas Backstrom 04. 892 – Peter Bondra TOTAL REGULAR SEASON GAMES PLAYED WITH THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS (ALL PLAYERS) 01. 1274 – Alex Ovechkin 02. 1058 – Nicklas Backstrom 03. 961 – Peter Bondra 04. 940 – Kelly Miller 05. 872 – Dale Hunter 06. 825 – Michal Pivonka 07. 758 – Mike Gartner TOTAL REGULAR SEASON GAMES PLAYED WITH THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS (GOAL LEADERS) 01. 1274 – Alex Ovechkin 02. 1058 – Nicklas Backstrom 03. 961 – Peter Bondra 04. 758 – Mike Gartner TOTAL REGULAR SEASON GOALS SCORED WITH THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS 01. 780 – Alex Ovechkin 02. 472 – Peter Bondra 03. 397 – Mike Gartner 04. 264 – Nicklas Backstrom TOTAL REGULAR SEASON ASSISTS ACCUMULATED WITH THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS 01. 747 – Nicklas Backstrom 02. 630 – Alex Ovechkin 03. 392 – Mike Gartner 04. 353 – Peter Bondra TOTAL REGULAR SEASON POINTS ACCUMULATED WITH THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS 01. 1410 – Alex Ovechkin 02. 1011 – Nicklas Backstrom 03. 825 – Peter Bondra 04. 789 – Mike Gartner Edited May 4, 2022 by NHL HHOF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) The 1996 NHL All-Star Skills Competition - Fastest Skater (All-Star Friday) Mike Gartner vs. Peter Bondra - Mike Gartner wins the race against the clock! Edited May 4, 2022 by NHL HHOF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SaucyJack Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) Mike Gartner and Rod Langway were surely the 80’s heart and soul of the Caps. I remember falling off my bar stool in ‘89 upon hearing of swapping Gartner for the North Stars’ Dino Ciccarelli. Yeah, the dude could skate fast; in interviews Gartner talked about how his parents paid for speed-skating lessons during his youth. Gartner was in one of the more bizarre TV moments I’ve witnessed. The June 2018 Stanley Cup celebration in downtown D.C. was broadcast live by NBC Sports Washington. (I wasn’t there, I was in the Midwest most of the time even back then.) All of a sudden one of their field reporters down in the crowd and parade started interviewing Mike Gartner… …Gartner was of course just in normal street clothes, and apparently didn’t have any hangers-on around him. He explained that he just had to come down and see the victory parade (nearly 30 years after his Caps days and about 20 years since retiring). The reporter and studio guy actually said something about his Caps career since a lot of viewers probably had little clue. From what I remember, a good chunk of the celebrating fans were young… …and so one of the greatest in Caps history buzzes about and around that 2018 parade without garnering too much notice. “And now you know, the rest of the story. Paul Harvey….good DAY!” Edited May 26, 2022 by SaucyJack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 I’m trying to find a good up-close photo of Alex Ovechkin wearing the original Washington Capitals jersey, so I can make another collage of him with Gartner and Bondra like the picture above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 No, the one Gartner and Bondra are wearing in the original post. The original jersey. Up close, on the ice, like the pictures in the opening post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 With his helmet on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NHL HHOF Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) https://starsandsticks.com/2020/09/07/washington-capitals-top-10-right-wings-of-all-time/9/ https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2013/12/11/alex-ovechkin-and-peter-bondra-just-chattin-talking-goals-n-stuff-video/ https://gatorrick15.wixsite.com/letsgocaps/alex-ovechkin Edited September 26, 2022 by NHL HHOF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NHL HHOF Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 Caps Alumni Biographies: Mike Gartner Gartner was drafted 4th overall during the 1979 Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-alumni-biographies-mike-gartner/c-286278352 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 Mike Gartner had 8 80+ games played seasons Mike Gartner had 1 50+ goals season Mike Gartner had 1 50+ assists season Mike Gartner had 17 50+ points seasons Mike Gartner had 15 60+ points seasons Mike Gartner had 10 70+ points seasons Mike Gartner had 7 80+ points seasons Mike Gartner had 2 90+ points seasons Mike Gartner had 1 100+ points seasons Peter Bondra had 2 80+ games played seasons Peter Bondra had 2 50+ goals seasons Peter Bondra had 0 50+ assists seasons Peter Bondra had 9 50+ points seasons Peter Bondra had 6 60+ points seasons Peter Bondra had 6 70+ points seasons Peter Bondra had 3 80+ points seasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SaucyJack Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Way earlier this thread pointed out the oddity of all three having more goals than assists. All three were tremendously hard shooters. (Add in Al Iafrate and there’s your fourth for bridge.) Bondra had his own wicked one-timer slap shot. (He was John The Baptist to Ovie’s…well, you get the picture, amen.) Shooters like this aren’t generally prolific assist men. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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