October heralds the return of hockey after a long, lazy summer. It is when every team and every fan hold the hope that this is the year they will know Stanley Cup glory. Getting off to a hot start – both individual and as a team – helps fuel that hope. Over the course of his career, Alex Ovechkin has done his best to spark and sustain that hope by filling the nets with pucks. Let us take a look at how he had done that.
October by the Numbers
Even with an 82-game regular season spread out over more than six months, there is no easing into the schedule.