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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Closing in on 50 goals

The league leader had gone four games without a snipe, but now Ovechkin has 48. And a three-game, four-point scoring streak. Ovie's shooting percentage this season has been better than average (16.6 vs. 12.6), and he's still an epic sniper.

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Posts 1,200th career point Tuesday

The helper was the 547th of his NHL career, pushing him to the 1,200-point mark in just 1,072 games in his 14th season with the Capitals. With 46 goals and 78 points in 69 games, the 33-year-old winger is among the elite fantasy performers once again in 2018-19.

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: One of each in win

To get things going, Ovechkin tallied the primary helper on Tom Wilson's first-period goal. Then, early in the middle frame, the Caps' captain scored his 16th power-play goal of the season to give Washington a three-goal lead. The 33-year-old just wrapped up a scorching February that saw him find the scoresheet in 11 of 13 games. For the season, Ovechkin is up to 46 goals and 77 points.

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Fails to find scoresheet in win

The Russian sits third in the NHL with 266 shots, as Ovechkin remains one of the biggest threats to score in the league. Sitting at 45 goals, Ovi figures to crack 50 before the season is over, which would give him six campaigns of 50-plus goals (back in 2007-08, he scored 65, the one and only time No. 8 has scored 60 or more in a single season).

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Makes NHL history

Ovechkin is now the only player in NHL history to score 45 goals in 10 or more seasons. The 33-year-old winger continues to pad his Hall-of-Fame resume in his 14th season, with his 2018-19 totals consisting of 75 points, 260 shots and 175 hits in 64 games.