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The Noon Countdown: Rookie Success

30 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 50th season. But it’s also…

…the number of Capitals players to score at least 20 points in their rookie season. No surprise here that Alex Ovechkin has the crown in terms of the most points as a rookie, topping out at an incredible 104 points; prior to his debut, no one had surpassed Mike Garner’s 1979-80 total of 68. Nicklas Backstrom moved into second place in 2007-08 with his impressive 69-point campaign.

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