Ryan Leonard becomes first rookie to record a four-point game in NHL this season: 'He's only going to get better'

"The Washington Capitals put on a clinic on Thursday, and Ryan Leonard was the star of the show. Ryan Leonard recorded four points (2g, 2a) in a dominant 7-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, earning his second multi-point game of the season. Leonard is the first rookie with a four-point game in the NHL this season, and the first to do so for the Capitals since a 20-year-old Nicklas Backstrom recorded three four-point games in 2007-2008."

"Leonard broke a seven-game goal drought to get on the scoresheet late in the first period. Capitalizing on a rebound after Trevor van Riemsdyk's initial shot, a patient Leonard steadied the puck before sending it over the shoulder of goalie Yaroslav Askarov. Shortly after the intermission, Leonard helped lead to another goal thanks to his relatively newfound role on the first-unit power play."

Ryan Leonard recorded two goals and two assists in the Capitals' 7-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks, marking the NHL's first rookie four-point game this season. The performance ended a seven-game goal drought and included involvement on the first-unit power play that helped set up Alex Ovechkin's 911th career goal. Leonard added a secondary assist on a late-period sequence and finished by scoring on a long, full-speed rush in the third that featured a between-the-skates move on Timothy Liljegren. Leonard's big night came against close friend and former linemate Will Smith.

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