Regular season and playoffsWSH
Alex Ovechkin's 2008-2009 season
Points
110
NHL#2
Goals
56
NHL#1
Assists
54
NHL#10
Plus/minus
+8
NHL#111
Games
79
96%
Left winger Alex Ovechkin was 23 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 79 of a possible 82 games and scored 56 goals and 54 assists for 110 points, 1.39 points per game. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 21 points. He won Hart Memorial Trophy, the first since Peter Forsberg in 2003. He also won Maurice Richard Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it. He also won Ted Lindsay Award, the first since Markus Näslund in 2003.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
2008-2009Playoffs
- Year 200818 years agoSeason opener
Alex Ovechkin plays the 2008-2009 season for Washington Capitals
Alex was 23 years old when the 2008-2009 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.
- The gameWSH4–7ATLLgame 1/82
4His nightNo points0+/-6SOG23:02TOI - +2 goalsThe gameCHI2–4WSHWgame 2/822His night+2P+2G+2+/-6SOG24:46TOI
- The gameVAN1–5WSHWgame 3/826His nightNo points0+/-3SOG23:23TOI
- The gameWSH4–3PITWgame 4/822His nightNo points+1+/-5SOG25:50TOI
- +1 assistThe gameNJD4–3WSHLgame 5/823His night+1P+1A0+/-6SOG1PPP28:30TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH1–2CGYLgame 6/822His night+1P+1A+1+/-4SOG24:48TOI
- The gameWSH1–2PHXLgame 7/823His nightNo points0+/-7SOG21:42TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH6–5DALWgame 8/826His night+1P+1A0+/-4SOG24:10TOI
- November 2008
- The gameWSH1–2OTTLgame 11/823His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG21:12TOI
- +3 assistsThe gameCAR2–3WSHWgame 12/823His night+3P+3A+3+/-2SOG22:21TOI
- The gameNYR1–3WSHWgame 13/825His nightNo points0+/-3SOG21:50TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameTBL2–4WSHWgame 14/822His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-6SOG19:25TOI
- +3 pointsThe gameWSH5–1CARWgame 15/823His night+3P+1G+2A+4+/-5SOG18:03TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameNJD1–3WSHWgame 16/823His night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-5SOG1PPP22:03TOI
- +3 pointsThe gameWSH5–6NJDLgame 17/824His night+3P+2G+1A+3+/-12SOG24:39TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH2–5LAKLgame 19/824His night+1P+1A-4+/-5SOG1PPP22:05TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH2–7SJSLgame 20/823His night+1P+1A-2+/-3SOG1PPP24:33TOI
- +1 goalThe gameWSH3–4MINLgame 21/823His night+1P+1G0+/-6SOG25:42TOI
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 21 of 8219 of 21 played25pointsNHL#69goalsNHL#2616assistsNHL#10WSH11-7-3W-L-OT25Points1st in the Southeast·3rd in the Eastern Conference·11th in the whole NHL - The gameWSH0–3CBJLgame 24/825His nightNo points-2+/-6SOG25:18TOI
- December 2008
- +1 assistThe gameFLA5–3WSHLgame 25/822His night+1P+1A-2+/-7SOG1PPP25:55TOI
- +3 pointsThe gameNYI2–5WSHWgame 26/822His night+3P+1G+2A0+/-11SOG2PPP19:22TOI
- The gameWSH2–1TORWgame 27/823His nightNo points+1+/-7SOG23:17TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH1–3CARLgame 28/822His night+1P+1A-3+/-11SOG1PPP27:18TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameBOS1–3WSHWgame 29/823His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-5SOG1PPP19:44TOI
- +2 goalsThe gameOTT1–5WSHWgame 30/823His night+2P+2G+1+/-9SOG2PPP21:42TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH2–1MTLWgame 31/822His night+1P+1A0+/-3SOG1PPP19:20TOI
- +2 goalsThe gameWSH5–4NYIWgame 32/822His night+2P+2G+2+/-6SOG24:13TOI
- The gameWSH1–7PHILgame 34/822His nightNo points-2+/-12SOG23:09TOI
- +3 pointsThe gameWSH5–4NYRWgame 35/825His night+3P+2G+1A-1+/-13SOG1PPP22:02TOI
- +1 goalThe gameBUF2–3WSHWgame 36/823His night+1P+1G+2+/-8SOG24:04TOI
- The gameWSH4–2BUFWgame 38/823His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG21:35TOI
Year 200917 years ago- +3 pointsThe gameTBL4–7WSHWgame 39/822His night+3P+1G+2A0+/-4SOG22:26TOI
- +1 goalThe gameNYR1–2WSHWgame 40/824His night+1P+1G0+/-9SOG1SHP27:23TOI
- The gamePHI1–2WSHWgame 41/822His nightNo points0+/-5SOG28:07TOI
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 41 of 8239 of 41 played53pointsNHL#227goalsNHL#126assistsNHL#13WSH27-11-3W-L-OT57Points1st in the Southeast·2nd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL - The gameCBJ3–0WSHLgame 42/823His nightNo points0+/-12SOG28:21TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH4–5MTLLgame 43/822His night+1P+1A0+/-8SOG1PPP22:44TOI
- The gameEDM5–2WSHLgame 44/822His nightNo points-1+/-7SOG26:05TOI
- +3 pointsThe gameWSH6–3PITWgame 45/822His night+3P+2G+1A+2+/-10SOG2PPP23:00TOI
- The gameBOS1–2WSHWgame 46/823His nightNo points0+/-9SOG24:34TOI
- +2 goalsThe gameWSH2–1NYIWgame 47/822His night+2P+2G0+/-8SOG2PPP23:43TOI
- The gameWSH2–3OTTLgame 48/822His nightNo points0+/-6SOG24:17TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH2–3BOSLgame 49/823His night+1P+1A0+/-9SOG20:56TOI
- +2 goalsThe gameDET2–4WSHWgame 50/827His night+2P+2G0+/-5SOG1PPP20:42TOI
- February 2009
- +2 assistsThe gameWSH5–2NJDWgame 52/823His night+2P+2A-1+/-1SOG2PPP19:17TOI
- +1 goalThe gameLAK5–4WSHLgame 53/822His night+1P+1G-1+/-9SOG23:06TOI
MilestoneAlex Ovechkin reaches 200 career goals
in the game against Los Angeles Kings · February 5
- +1 assistThe gameFLA1–3WSHWgame 54/822His night+1P+1A0+/-12SOG1PPP20:41TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH4–5NYRLgame 55/825His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG20:37TOI
- +1 goalThe gameWSH5–1TBLWgame 56/823His night+1P+1G+1+/-5SOG17:32TOI
- The gameCOL4–1WSHLgame 59/824His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG23:31TOI
- +2 pointsThe gamePIT2–5WSHWgame 60/822His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-9SOG1PPP18:36TOI
- +2 pointsThe gamePHI4–2WSHLgame 61/822His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-9SOG1PPP25:12TOI
- +1 assistThe gameATL3–4WSHWgame 62/823His night+1P+1A-1+/-5SOG1PPP25:28TOI
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 62 of 8260 of 62 played80pointsNHL#244goalsNHL#136assistsNHL#21WSH39-18-5W-L-OT83PointsPlayoff spot1st in the Southeast·2nd in the Eastern Conference·4th in the whole NHL - +1 goalThe gameWSH4–3BOSWgame 63/822His night+1P+1G0+/-5SOG22:40TOI
- March 2009
- +1 goalThe gameFLA6–2WSHLgame 64/821His night+1P+1G0+/-7SOG20:38TOI
- +1 assistThe gameCAR5–2WSHLgame 65/823His night+1P+1A-2+/-6SOG1PPP24:10TOI
- +1 goalThe gamePIT4–3WSHLgame 67/821His night+1P+1G0+/-7SOG1PPP25:41TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH2–1NSHWgame 68/821His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG25:58TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameWSH2–1PHIWgame 69/822His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-8SOG1PPP19:20TOI
- The gameWSH1–5ATLLgame 71/823His nightNo points-2+/-10SOG25:10TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH3–0FLAWgame 72/822His night+1P+1A+1+/-4SOG19:04TOI
- +3 pointsThe gameWSH5–2TBLWgame 73/822His night+3P+1G+2A+2+/-4SOG1PPP21:49TOI
- +1 assistThe gameWSH1–4CARLgame 74/823His night+1P+1A-1+/-7SOG23:56TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameWSH2–3TORLgame 75/823His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-7SOG1PPP23:27TOI
- +4 pointsThe gameTBL3–5WSHWgame 76/822His night+4P+2G+2A0+/-7SOG3PPP27:04TOI
- April 2009
- +1 goalThe gameNYI3–5WSHWgame 77/822His night+1P+1G+1+/-5SOG24:39TOI
- +2 assistsThe gameATL4–6WSHWgame 79/824His night+2P+2A-2+/-11SOG1PPP25:21TOI
- The gameWSH4–2TBLWgame 81/822His nightNo points+1+/-11SOG23:15TOI
- +2 pointsThe gameWSH4–7FLALgame 82/822His night+2P+1G+1A-1+/-6SOG23:19TOI
The season in numbersAlex Ovechkin closes the 2008-2009 season with 110 points
Points110NHL#2Games79of 8296%Goals56NHL#1Assists54NHL#10P/GP1.39NHL#1+/-+8NHL#111Events3hat tricks250NHL games200career goals14×First star8×Second star2×Third star10 i radgames with a point · 22 pts5 i radgames with a goal4 days laterPlayoffsWashington Capitals are in the playoffs
First roundWashington Capitals meet New York Rangers
WSHvsNYRSwedes on Washington CapitalsSwedes on New York Rangers- +2 assistsGame 1NYR4–3WSHL5His night+2P+2A+1+/-13SOG2PPP26:07TOI
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2NYR1–0WSHL5His nightNo points-1+/-6SOG22:50TOI
- New York Rangerslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
- +2 assistsGame 3WSH4–0NYRW4His night+2P+2A+2+/-5SOG20:19TOI
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
- +1 goalGame 4WSH1–2NYRL4His night+1P+1G+1+/-11SOG28:47TOI
- New York Rangerslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
- +1 goalGame 5NYR0–4WSHW4His night+1P+1G+1+/-3SOG20:21TOI
- New York Rangerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
- Washington Capitalsare3–3withNew York Rangers
- Game 7NYR1–2WSHW4His nightNo points0+/-5SOG21:24TOI
First roundWashington Capitals knock New York Rangers out 4–3
WSH4–3NYRAdvanceHe did not play in this round4 days laterSecond roundWashington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins
WSHvsPITSwedes on Washington CapitalsSwedes on Pittsburgh PenguinsNo Swedes- +1 goalGame 1PIT2–3WSHW1His night+1P+1G-1+/-9SOG1PPP21:13TOI
- Washington Capitalslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Washington Capitalslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
- +1 assistGame 4WSH3–5PITL1His night+1P+1A0+/-2SOG25:22TOI
- Washington Capitalsare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
- +3 pointsGame 5PIT4–3WSHL1His night+3P+2G+1A+1+/-5SOG1PPP24:04TOI
- Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
- +3 assistsGame 6WSH5–4PITW1His night+3P+3A+3+/-5SOG1PPP25:52TOI
- Washington Capitalsare3–3withPittsburgh Penguins
Second roundPittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–3
WSH3–4PITEliminatedHe did not play in this roundThe run in numbersAlex Ovechkin ends the 2008-2009 playoffs with 21 points
Points21NHL#5Games14Goals11NHL#4Assists10NHL#12P/GP1.50NHL#1+/-+10NHL#6Events1hat trick25playoff points10playoff assists10playoff goals2×First star3×Second star1×Third star7 i radgames with a point3 pointsbest gameNYR4–3→PIT3–4HonoursAlex Ovechkin won Hart Memorial Trophy, Maurice Richard Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award for 2008-2009