Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin ties another franchise record in win vs. Senators

Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin ties another franchise record in win vs. Senators appeared first on ClutchPoints . Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Alex Ovechkin has broken all kinds of Washington Capitals records, and he climbed to the top of another franchise leaderboard Tuesday night, tying Nicklas Backstrom for the most assists in team history in a 3-2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators. Ovechkin recorded his 762nd career assist, setting up Cole Hutson’s overtime winner at Canadian Tire Centre. The longtime veteran kicked the puck over to the rookie as a power play was expiring in the extra frame. Hutson did the rest, beating Senators goaltender Samuel Ersson on the far side. Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial) It took Backstrom 1,105 career contests with Washington to reach 762 assists. The pair, who had excellent chemistry throughout their playing days in the nation’s capital, helped bring a Stanley Cup to Washington in 2018. Ovechkin assisted on more of Backstrom’s goals than any other player, setting up 107 of the Swede’s 271 career tallies, per Capitals PR. Backstrom recorded the final assist of his storied career against the New Jersey Devils in October 2023. He and Ovechkin are far and away ahead of any other player on the franchise assists leaderboard. John Carlson is third on the Capitals’ all-time assists list with 605, while Michal Pivonka had 418, Evgeny Kuznetsov recorded 397 and Mike Gartner reached 392. Although it’s been a slow start to the Great Eight’s final campaign — he’s chipped in a goal and four assists in 16 games — Ovechkin has now amassed 930 goals and 762 assists in 1,589 regular-season games. That puts him 10th on the all-time points leaderboard and second among active players behind only Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby. Ovechkin is 31 points back of Mario Lemieux for ninth on the list. Ovechkin is now a single assist away from becoming only the seventh player to hold outright franchise records in games played, goals, assists and points, according to RMNB’s Chris Cerullo. Cerullo also noted that Ovechkin leads Washington in power-play goals (331), game-winning goals (141) and overtime goals (27), as well as playoff games played (161), playoff goals (77) and playoff points (147). Although Ovechkin is still looking to find his stride in 2026-27, the Capitals are surging, with wins in seven of their last 10 to improve to 10-6-0. Related: NHL rumors: Will Hockey Hall of Fame waive 3-year waiting period for Alex Oveckin?