With two goals and two assists in Wednesday’s 5-1 victory against the New York Rangers, 36-year-old Alex Ovechkin got his highest point total in a season-opening game in his career. It was his 17th straight start in a Caps’ season opener and the first time he had multiple assists.
It was also the fourth time he had a multi-goal game to start the season, including a hat trick in 2017 against Ottawa. Wednesday’s game was the first time he had both a power play goal and a short-handed goal.
Most importantly, the Caps won their fifth consecutive season-opening game.