Alex Ovechkin’s Records
Alex Ovechkin has a number of NHL and Capitals records. Though he’s still trying to get the ultimate record – most regular season goals in a career – he’s already claimed these records:
NHL records
Goals
- Most NHL goal scoring titles: Nine
- Most empty net goals
- Most goals scored by a left wing in a career
- Most goals for a single team
- Most goals scored on the road in a career
- Most goals scored by a left wing in a season – 65 (2007–08)
- Most goals by a Russian-born player
- Most career power play goals
- Most career game-opening goals
- Most career overtime goals
- Most consecutive 30-goal seasons – 15 (tied with Mike Gartner and Jaromír Jágr)
- Most career 30-goal seasons – 17 (tied with Mike Gartner)
- Most career 40-goal seasons – 13
- Most career 45-goal seasons – 12
- Most career 50-goal seasons – 9 (tied with Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky)
- Fastest overtime goal – 6 seconds on 15 December 2006 versus Atlanta Thrashers (tied with Mats Sundin and David Legwand)
Points
- Most points scored by a left wing rookie – 106 (2005–06)
- Most regular season points by a Russian-born NHL rookie – 106 (2005–06)
- Most points by a Russian-born player
- Most points by a left winger
Shots
- Most shots on goal by a left wing in a season – 528 (2008–09)
- Most shots on goal by a rookie in a season – 425 (2005–06)
- Most career shots on goal
Other
- Only player to be named to both the NHL First and second All-Star teams in the same season (2012–13)
- First player to win the Art Ross Trophy, Maurice Richard Trophy, Lester B. Pearson Award, and Hart Memorial Trophy in a single season.
- Only player to be named to the NHL first All-Star team in each of his first five seasons
Washington Capitals records
Goals
- Most seasons with 50 or more goals – 9 (2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2021–22)
- Most goals in a season – 65 goals (2007–08)
- Most power play goals
- Most power play goals in a season – 25 goals (2014–15)
- Most career overtime goals
- Most goals in a single postseason – 15 (2017–18)
- Most goals in a season by a rookie – 52 goals (2005–06)
- Goal streak by a rookie – 7 games (10 February–8 March 2006)
- Most career hat tricks – 31
- Most career goals
Points
- Most career points
- Point streak by a rookie – 11 games (17 points; 5 goals, 12 assists; 18 March–7 April 2006)
- Most points in a season by a rookie – 106 points (2005–06)
- Point streak by a rookie to start the season – 8 games
Shots
- Most shots on goal in a season – 528 (2008–09)
Other
- Most career penalty shots attempted – 12 shots (most recent on 19 January 2016)