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Alex Ovechkin's 2009-2010 season

Points
109
NHL#2
Goals
50
NHL#3
Assists
59
NHL#6
Plus/minus
+45
NHL#2
Games
72
87%
87% of 82

Left winger Alex Ovechkin was 24 years old when the 2009-2010 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 72 of a possible 82 games and scored 50 goals and 59 assists for 109 points, 1.51 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 10 points. He won Ted Lindsay Award, the first since Markus Näslund in 2003.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2009-2010Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Alex Ovechkin plays the 2009-2010 season for Washington Capitals

    Alex was 24 years old when the 2009-2010 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH4–1BOS
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP20:14TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR4–6WSH
      W
      game 2/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP22:12TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH5–6PHI
      L
      game 3/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP22:54TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR4–3WSH
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-9SOG24:57TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–3DET
      L
      game 5/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-9SOG1PPP22:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–2WSH
      L
      game 6/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-7SOG24:31TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      SJS1–4WSH
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-13SOG20:53TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NSH2–3WSH
      W
      game 8/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP22:43TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH5–4ATL
      W
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG24:38TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYI
      W
      game 10/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG26:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–4WSH
      W
      game 11/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-5SOG21:00TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH4–3ATL
      W
      game 12/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP19:23TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI4–3WSH
      L
      game 13/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP25:51TOI
      +1 goal
    • November 2009
    • The game
      CBJ5–4WSH
      L
      game 14/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG07:43TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–2NYR
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP19:23TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8215 of 21 played
      24
      points
      NHL#5
      15
      goals
      NHL#1
      9
      assists
      NHL#73
      WSH
      13-4-4W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the Southeast·1st in the Eastern Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–2WSH
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG23:26TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–2TOR
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG26:38TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–4OTT
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG21:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–2WSH
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:25TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–3MTL
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-8SOG1PPP25:32TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH3–2CAR
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG03:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • December 2009
    • The game
      WSH3–0TBL
      W
      game 30/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP22:02TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH0–3BUF
      L
      game 31/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG23:58TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–4WSH
      W
      game 32/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-6SOG23:36TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH3–6TOR
      L
      game 33/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP21:26TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH6–1COL
      W
      game 34/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG19:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–3VAN
      L
      game 35/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG24:23TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–2EDM
      W
      game 36/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-9SOG23:38TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF2–5WSH
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP20:54TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      NJD1–4WSH
      W
      game 38/823
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-5SOG18:58TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      CAR6–3WSH
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-7SOG2PPP24:56TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH2–5SJS
      L
      game 40/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG23:06TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH1–2LAK
      L
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG26:47TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8233 of 41 played
      50
      points
      NHL#4
      26
      goals
      NHL#2
      24
      assists
      NHL#24
      WSH
      24-11-6W-L-OT54Points
      1st in the Southeast·3rd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–4WSH
      W
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG23:05TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–5WSH
      W
      game 43/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-10SOG20:09TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH8–1ATL
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG17:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–7TBL
      L
      game 45/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP21:37TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH5–4FLA
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG25:32TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–6WSH
      W
      game 47/822
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +3+/-2SOG2PPP17:50TOI
      +5 points
    • The game
      PHI3–5WSH
      W
      game 48/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG17:30TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–3WSH
      W
      game 49/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP22:13TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH6–3PIT
      W
      game 50/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-8SOG1PPP20:49TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHX2–4WSH
      W
      game 51/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP22:56TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH7–2NYI
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-10SOG20:51TOI
    • The game
      ANA1–5WSH
      W
      game 53/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP20:56TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      FLA1–4WSH
      W
      game 54/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG17:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL2–3WSH
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP20:35TOI
      +2 points
    • February 2010
    • The game
      WSH4–1BOS
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG21:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH6–5NYR
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP24:40TOI
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Alex Ovechkin reaches 500 career points

    in the game against New York Rangers · February 4

    • The game
      ATL2–5WSH
      W
      game 58/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP21:27TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT4–5WSH
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG1PPP25:36TOI
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      WSH5–6MTL
      L
      game 60/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-8SOG29:30TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH5–6OTT
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG27:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–4STL
      L
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-8SOG25:20TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8254 of 62 played
      89
      points
      NHL#1
      42
      goals
      NHL#1
      47
      assists
      NHL#6
      WSH
      41-13-8W-L-OT90Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Southeast·1st in the Eastern Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • March 2010
    • The game
      WSH3–1BUF
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:42TOI
    • The game
      TBL4–5WSH
      W
      game 64/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG18:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR0–2WSH
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG23:27TOI
    • The game
      DAL4–3WSH
      L
      game 66/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-10SOG1PPP26:00TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CAR3–4WSH
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP21:23TOI
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Alex Ovechkin reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Carolina Hurricanes · March 10

    • The game
      TBL3–2WSH
      L
      game 68/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP22:32TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH4–3CHI
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG04:50TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–1TBL
      W
      game 72/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG22:52TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG22:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–3CAR
      L
      game 74/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG22:53TOI
    • The game
      CGY5–3WSH
      L
      game 75/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-7SOG2PPP26:32TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT5–4WSH
      L
      game 76/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG28:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • April 2010
    • The game
      ATL1–2WSH
      W
      game 77/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG19:49TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–2CBJ
      W
      game 78/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG23:50TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–3WSH
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG18:14TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH6–3PIT
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP19:22TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      ATL2–5WSH
      W
      game 81/824
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG23:11TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS4–3WSH
      L
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG25:55TOI
    The season in numbers

    Alex Ovechkin closes the 2009-2010 season with 109 points

    Points
    109
    NHL#2
    Games
    72of 82
    88%
    Goals
    50
    NHL#3
    Assists
    59
    NHL#6
    P/GP
    1.51
    NHL#1
    +/-
    +45
    NHL#2
    Events
    59
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    500
    career points
    250
    career assists
    14×
    First star
    12×
    Second star
    5×
    Third star
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 20 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Montréal Canadiens

    WSHvsMTL
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL3–2WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG26:26TOI
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      MTL5–6WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-6SOG20:22TOI
      +4 points
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      WSH5–1MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG19:51TOI
      +1 goal
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      WSH6–3MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP21:10TOI
      +3 points
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL2–1WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG24:47TOI
      +1 goal
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      WSH1–4MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-8SOG25:34TOI
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      MTL2–1WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-10SOG23:35TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    WSH3–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Alex Ovechkin ends the 2009-2010 playoffs with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#42
    Games
    7
    Goals
    5
    NHL#23
    Assists
    5
    NHL#52
    P/GP
    1.43
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#24
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    1×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    4 points
    best game
    MTL3–4
    Honour

    Alex Ovechkin won Ted Lindsay Award for 2009-2010