Ovechkin did not score a goal himself, his eighth game in a row without hitting the back of the net. This cold streak comes during a stretch of games that also saw him play the least amount of minutes of his career in a non-injury or ejection game.
Ovechkin has just five total goals through 23 games this season which is a shade under an 18-goal pace over a full 82-game schedule. That is by far the worst scoring start to a season in his career and would see him checking in with his lowest overall total number of goals in a season by six if he doesn't turn things around. And, that previous low, a 24-goal season, came in the pandemic shortened 2020-21 campaign where he played in just 45 games.
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