The Washington Capitals have finally won a game that has gone past 60 minutes as they took down the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout. Carl Hagelin has also finally scored his first goal of the season.
Did someone sacrifice a goat or something?
Players over the last 25 seasons (1996-97 to present) with 20+ goals and 20+ assists in their team's first 26 games of a season:
Jaromir Jagr (1999-2000)
Daniel Alfredsson (2005-06)
Leon Draisaitl (2021-22)
Alex Ovechkin (2021-22 via a 1st period helper for the @Capitals tonight) pic.twitter.com/kVJzSNSoh0— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) December 7, 2021
Numbers thanks to Hockey-reference.com and NaturalStatTrick.com.
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