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What Happened Those Times That Alex Ovechkin Didn’t Win the Rocket Richard Trophy

(Caps Outsider)

With the season officially complete, Alex Ovechkin won his ninth Rocket Richard trophy as the league’s top goal scorer, tying Boston’s David Pastrnak with 48.

Ovi winning seven of the past eight is amazing considering he scored goals at a similar pace the first half of his career but didn’t win the scoring title as often.

Here is a breakdown of what happened each of his seasons. Only three times he didn’t come anywhere close to the top spot, but there were reasons we list below.