Arguably the top two players in the world will meet for the first ever time in the NHL playoffs as Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins will face Alex Ovechkin's Washington Capitals for the right to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Tale of the Tape
| SIDNEY CROSBY |
VITALS |
ALEX OVECHKIN |
| 1st Overall (2005) |
Drafted |
1st Overall (2004) |
| August 7th, 1987 |
Birthdate |
September 17th, 1985 |
| Cole Harbour, NS, Canada |
Birth Place |
Moscow, USSR (Now Russia) |
| Left |
Shoots |
Right |
| 5'11" |
Height |
6'2" |
| 200 lbs |
Weight |
220 lbs |
| 2005-06 |
First NHL Season |
2005-06 |
| 132 G, 265 A, 397 Pts |
Career Points |
219 G, 201 A, 420 Pts |
| 1 (2006-07) |
Hart Trophies |
1 (2007-08) |
| 1 (2006-07) |
Art Ross Trophies |
1 (2007-08) |
| 11-4-0 |
Head-to-Head record in NHL |
4-8-3 |
| 8 G, 18 A, 26 Pts |
Head-to-Head Points |
8 G, 10 A, 18 Pts |
Head-to-Head Matchups
| Date |
Final Score |
Crosby Pts |
Ovechkin Pts |
Pit. Record |
Was. Record |
| Nov. 22 2005 |
Was 4 - Pit 5 |
1G, 1A |
0G, 1A |
1-0-0 |
0-1-0 |
| Jan. 25 2006 |
Was 1 - Pit 8 |
1G, 3A |
1G, 0A |
2-0-0 |
0-2-0 |
| Feb. 11 2006 |
Pit 6 - Was 3 |
1G, 1A |
1G, 0A |
3-0-0 |
0-3-0 |
| Mar. 8 2006 |
Pit 3 - Was 6 |
0G, 1A |
1G, 2A |
3-1-0 |
1-3-0 |
| Dec. 11 2006 |
Pit 5 - Was 4 (SO) |
1G, 1A |
0G, 2A |
4-1-0 |
1-3-1 |
| Feb. 3 2007 |
Was 0 - Pit 2 |
0G, 0A |
0G, 0A |
5-1-0 |
1-4-1 |
| Feb. 18 2007 |
Was 2 - Pit 3 |
0G, 1A |
0G, 0A |
6-1-0 |
1-5-1 |
| Mar. 27 2007 |
Pit 4 - Was 3 |
1G, 1A |
0G, 1A |
7-1-0 |
1-6-1 |
| Oct. 20 2007 |
Pit 2 - Was 1 |
0G, 1A |
0G, 0A |
8-1-0 |
1-7-1 |
| Dec. 27 2007 |
Was 3 - Pit 4 (OT) |
0G, 2A |
1G, 0A |
9-1-0 |
1-7-2 |
| Mar. 9 2008 |
Pit 4 - Was 2 |
2G, 0A |
0G, 2A |
10-1-0 |
1-8-2 |
| Oct. 16 2008/td> |
Was 4 - Pit 3 |
0G, 2A |
0G, 0A |
10-2-0 |
2-8-2 |
| Jan. 14 2009 |
Pit 3 - Was 6 |
0G, 2A |
2G, 1A |
10-3-0 |
3-8-2 |
| Feb. 22 2009 |
Was 5 - Pit 2 |
0G, 1A |
1G, 1A |
10-4-0 |
4-8-2 |
| Mar. 8 2009 |
Pit 4 - Was 3 (SO) |
1G, 1A |
1G, 0A |
11-4-0 |
4-8-3 |
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