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PITTSBURGH, PA - JANUARY 22: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his third period goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the game at Consol Energy Center on January 22, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins defeated the Capitals 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

17.4 - Percentage of Capitals' goals under Dale Hunter which have been scored by Alex Ovechkin, a higher percentage of the team's scoring than the captain has had to carry since 2008-09 (when he scored 56 of the team's 272 goals, or 20.6%).

Under Bruce Boudreau earlier in the season, Ovechkin scored just 11.6% of the Caps' goals, after 15.7% in 2009-10 and 14.3% in 2010-11 (in his first four seasons, Ovechkin notched 21.9%, 19.6%, 26.9% and 20.6% of the team's tallies).

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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