Capitals become first team in NHL history to have player 40-or-older, Alex Ovechkin, and 20-or-younger, Ryan Leonard, have multi-goal games in same game

""Yeah, that was a cool stat," Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery said to the Sports Junkies on Friday. "I saw the same thing of first time ever in the history of the NHL that a 40-year-old on your team has scored two and a 20-year-old, right? Yeah, that's unbelievable." Ovechkin was 40 years and 77 days old on Wednesday, while Leonard was 20 years and 316 days old."

"Ovechkin, the NHL's all-time goals leader, scored the 910th and 911th goals of his NHL career in the victory while Leonard dented the twine for the seventh and eighth times. He became the first rookie in the NHL this season to record four points in a single game. Appropriately enough, Leonard and Ovechkin were also named the first and second stars of the game. According to NHL Stats, the closest instance prior happened nearly 20 years ago. On December 13, 2005, the Florida Panthers got two goals from Nathan Horton (then 20 years, 198 days) and two from Gary Roberts (then 39 years, 204 days) in a 7-3 win over the Predators."

The Washington Capitals defeated the San Jose Sharks 7-1 as Alex Ovechkin and rookie Ryan Leonard each scored two goals, marking the first time in NHL history that a 40-or-older player and a 20-or-younger player on the same team both recorded multi-goal games. Ovechkin scored the 910th and 911th goals of his NHL career. Leonard scored his seventh and eighth goals and became the first rookie this season to record four points in a single game. Leonard and Ovechkin were named the game's first and second stars. OptaSTATS and NHL Stats confirmed the milestone, with the closest prior instance occurring in 2005.

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