http://capitalsoutsider.com/2009/04/05/ovechkin-gets-500th-shot-no-one-notices/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:27:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://capitalsoutsider.com/2009/04/05/ovechkin-gets-500th-shot-no-one-notices/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Alexander Ovechkin Tops 500 Shots Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:23:07 +0000 http://capitalsoutsider.com/?p=371#comment-61 [...] With 11 shots (tying his third-highest single-game output of the season) in Sunday’s 6-4 win over Atlanta, Alexander Ovechkin became the second player in NHL history to top 500 shots in a season. With 507 shots on the year, Ovechkin needs 43 more in the Caps’ final three games to tie Phil Esposito’s record of 550, which he set in 1970-’71. Esposito scored 76 goals that year, so Ovechkin better catch up. Slacker. [Capitals Outsider] [...] [...] With 11 shots (tying his third-highest single-game output of the season) in Sunday’s 6-4 win over Atlanta, Alexander Ovechkin became the second player in NHL history to top 500 shots in a season. With 507 shots on the year, Ovechkin needs 43 more in the Caps’ final three games to tie Phil Esposito’s record of 550, which he set in 1970-’71. Esposito scored 76 goals that year, so Ovechkin better catch up. Slacker. [Capitals Outsider] [...]

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