When the Capitals won the 2018 Stanley Cup, Jay Beagle became the first player to win the Kelly Cup (ECHL), Calder Cup (AHL), and the Stanley Cup (NHL).
Doug Mohns finished his 22 season NHL career as the captain of the expansion Washington Capitals in 1974-75, recording 2 goals and 19 assists. He was one of the first players to wear a helmet.
Dennis Maruk was the first Capitals player to score 100 points in a season. His mark of 76 assists and 136 points in the 1982 season remain Capitals' records for a single-season.
Jim Carey was the first Capitals player to win the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender. Because he shared a name with a certain over-the-tip actor, his nicknames were "The Mask", "Ace", and "Net Detective" which were a play on Carrey's 1994 films The Mask and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
During his five seasons with the Capitals, Alan May's gritty, hard-nosed style of play made him a fan favorite but also earned him lots of time in the sin bin, including a franchise-record 339 penalty minutes during the 1989-90 season.
Yvon Labré scored the first-ever home goal for Washington and served as team captain from 1976 to 1978. He remained in the Capitals organization after his playing career ended, serving at various times as an assistant coach, color commentator, scout and the director of community relations. His #7 jersey was retired by the Capitals on November 22, 1981.
Greg Joly was drafted first overall in the 1974 NHL amateur draft by the Washington Capitals. General manager Milt Schmidt referred to Joly at the time as "the next Bobby Orr," but after playing 365 games over the course of nine seasons, he was out of the league by the age of 28.
Ovechkin reached the 1,000-point milestone on January 11, 2017, with a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins, becoming the 84th NHL player to reach the 1,000-point milestone, the fourth Russian-born player and the 37th player to reach the milestone while playing for one team throughout their NHL career.
In the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals, Washington defeated the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights four games to one to win their first championship, in their 44th season.
In 2005-06, Ovechkin led all NHL rookies in goals, points, power-play goals and shots. He finished third overall in the NHL in scoring with 106 points and tied for third in goals with 52, was named to the NHL First All-Star Team (the first rookie to receive the honor in 15 years) and received the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's best rookie.
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