NHL HHOF 28 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (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 by NHL HHOF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NHL HHOF 28 Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 (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 by NHL HHOF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SaucyJack 141 Posted Thursday at 09:15 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:15 PM (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 Thursday at 09:17 PM by SaucyJack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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