Summary
Penguins player Sidney Crosby and Capitals player Alex Ovechkin have set a new NHL record by facing off 74 times in regular season games. This makes their rivalry the most frequent between No. 1 overall draft picks in NHL history. Both players have achieved significant personal scoring milestones during their careers.
Key Facts
- Sidney Crosby plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Alex Ovechkin plays for the Washington Capitals.
- Crosby and Ovechkin have faced each other 74 times in regular season games.
- This is the most head-to-head matchups between No. 1 overall draft picks since 1963.
- Ovechkin, picked in 2004, has scored 928 goals, surpassing the previous record held by Wayne Gretzky.
- Ovechkin currently ranks 10th in all-time scoring in the NHL with 1,684 points.
- Crosby, picked in 2005, has scored 654 goals and ranks 7th in all-time scoring with 1,761 points.
- In their matchups, Ovechkin has 38 goals while Crosby has 97 points including 62 assists.
- Both players are considered among the all-time greats in NHL history.
