The Noon Number

by J.P. on Dec 21, 2011 12:00 PM EST in The Noon Number

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with Alex Ovechkin #8 after scoring the game winning goal in the shootout against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center on October 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

59 - Number of times the Caps' have gotten goals from Alexanders Ovechkin and Semin in the same game, which happened last night for this first time this season. Some notes on the double-shots of Vitamin A:

The Caps are 46-6-7 (including 4-0 in the playoffs) when they get a goal from each.
They've won 19-consecutive games (including playoffs) when it happens; the last time they lost one such game in regulation was April 11, 2009.
The team's record is even better when the two Russian wingers score at even-strength in the same game - 29-4-2 (including 4-0 in the playoffs).
Add in a tally from Nicklas Backstrom and the team has gone 12-0-0.
While last night marked the first time both Alexes scored in a game this season, it used to be a pretty common occurrence, happening 10 times in each of the past two seasons, 14 times in 2008-09, 13 times in 2007-08 and 11 times in 2006-07 (playoffs included in each season).

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That’s some Sasha face…

That'll make your weagle wink!
"You're the boss, apple sauce" - @GreenLife52

by boutros23 on Dec 21, 2011 12:17 PM EST reply actions

going in for the smooch

by aaw6848 on Dec 21, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions

From Russia with love.

by Joey Kirby on Dec 21, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Might this be the last time that we get to see both Alexes score in the same game (for the same team)?

by JMurphyCSC on Dec 21, 2011 12:59 PM EST reply actions

I’m selling

by aaw6848 on Dec 21, 2011 1:39 PM EST up reply actions

It better not be — that’s all I can say!

Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.

by CapsFan75 on Dec 21, 2011 6:38 PM EST up reply actions

Interesting stats, although I wager the results would be similar for any given two players scoring.

Capitals goal scored by #22, Mike...

by KNUUUUUUUUUUBLE on Dec 21, 2011 1:26 PM EST reply actions

To wit (and I realize these are smaller sample sizes):

When Laich and Chimera both score in a game (since Chimera was traded to the Caps in 09), the Caps are 5-1.

When Laich and Backstrom both score in a game, going back to 2009-10, the Caps are 11-2.

Capitals goal scored by #22, Mike...

by KNUUUUUUUUUUBLE on Dec 21, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions

I knuuuuuuuuuuuuuuw someone would go there. So I checked.

Caps have won 78% of their games in which the two Alexes scored. They’ve won 70% of their total games in which they’ve scored two or more goals since Hanlon, and 60% of their games in which they’ve scored two or more since AO entered the League.

So yeah, it’s not surprising that the percentages are high here, given that we’re already only looking at the subset of games in which the team has scored two or more goals. But these numbers are even higher than the team’s average.

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by J.P. on Dec 21, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions