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January 15, 2010 - While everyone thinks of him as a goal scorer, Ovechkin is also a very capable passer. In his early years, the Great 8 was typically putting up just as many assists as goals. Ovechkin's first and so far only 4-assist game came unsurprisingly in the 2009-10 season when he also recorded a career-high 59 assists. With the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs coming to town on a Friday night, Ovechkin got the scoring started less than a minute in with his 29th of the year to continue his torrid pace. The rest of his game was more about setting up teammates, with a pair of deflection assists sandwiched around two more on Mike Knuble net-front goals. The night was part of Ovechkin's very productive January 2010, where he set a career best for assists in a calendar month with 17 in 15 games.
- 1st Period -
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Goal
2:16 - Big hit on Gunnarsson
2:33 - Assist 1
- 2nd Period -
3:46 - Assist 2
4:55 - Assist 3 after defensive play on Ponikarovsky
6:18 - Dangles and sets up Morrisson chance
6:31 - Ovech-kam
- 3rd Period -
7:04 - Assist 4, career-high, 4th career 5-point game
8:52 - Defense vs. Kulemin and slick Datsyuk-esque move behind the goal
9:05 - Final buzzer
9:42 - Post-game interview
10:42 - Al Koken and Alan May break down Ovechkin's night
More classic Ovechkin games - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH8bFa0t7qpQfBYEXybnEr9NbAqFcPyyq
January 15, 2010 - While everyone thinks of him as a goal scorer, Ovechkin is also a very capable passer. In his early years, the Great 8 was typically putting up just as many assists as goals. Ovechkin's first and so far only 4-assist game came unsurprisingly in the 2009-10 season when he also recorded a career-high 59 assists. With the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs coming to town on a Friday night, Ovechkin got the scoring started less than a minute in with his 29th of the year to continue his torrid pace. The rest of his game was more about setting up teammates, with a pair of deflection assists sandwiched around two more on Mike Knuble net-front goals. The night was part of Ovechkin's very productive January 2010, where he set a career best for assists in a calendar month with 17 in 15 games.
- 1st Period -
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Goal
2:16 - Big hit on Gunnarsson
2:33 - Assist 1
- 2nd Period -
3:46 - Assist 2
4:55 - Assist 3 after defensive play on Ponikarovsky
6:18 - Dangles and sets up Morrisson chance
6:31 - Ovech-kam
- 3rd Period -
7:04 - Assist 4, career-high, 4th career 5-point game
8:52 - Defense vs. Kulemin and slick Datsyuk-esque move behind the goal
9:05 - Final buzzer
9:42 - Post-game interview
10:42 - Al Koken and Alan May break down Ovechkin's night
More classic Ovechkin games - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH8bFa0t7qpQfBYEXybnEr9NbAqFcPyyq
