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Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin scores 50th goal of the season

March 31, 2015 by

TIES PETER BONDRA FOR FRANCHISE RECORD WITH 472

At 11:12 of the first period Tuesday night, Alex Ovechkin took a backhanded pass from Evgeny Kuznetsov and whipped a shot past Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, scoring his 50th goal of the season.

Ovechkin becomes the sixth player in NHL history to record six 50-goal seasons, joining Mike Bossy (9), Wayne Gretzky (9), Marcel Dionne (6), Guy Lafleur (6) and Mario Lemieux (6).

Additionally, he tied Peter Bondra for the Caps all-time leading goal scorer, with 472 career goals.

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