{"id":3584,"date":"2010-02-08T21:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=3584"},"modified":"2025-06-02T00:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:13:43","slug":"two-out-of-three-aint-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2010\/02\/08\/two-out-of-three-aint-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Out of Three Ain&#8217;t Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, both Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom were named to the NHL&#8217;s &#8216;Three Stars of the Week&#8217; for last week. Is it really any wonder?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In four games, Ovi registered 6 goals and 4 assists for 10 points. The Great 8 now has a ridiculous 36 points in his last 17 games. His last performance of the week was probably his best, as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2010\/02\/08\/caps-pwn-pens-to-extend-streak-to-14\/\" target=\"_blank\">out-dueled the Pens&#8217; Sid The Kid<\/a> by scoring a hat trick and bringing his team back from a 3-goal deficit. He was given the first star for the week.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like just last week that Ovechkin trailed Henrik Sedin in the NHL&#8217;s scoring race, but he currently stands alone, and with a little distance between him and the pack. Ovi now has 86 points &#8211; 42 goals (1st) and 44 assists (6th), and is eight points clear of Sedin.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Backstrom wasn&#8217;t too bad himself last week, and picked up the third star. He equaled Ovechkin&#8217;s 10 points with 2 goals and 8 assists. He now has 73 points and moved into a tie with Joe Thornton for fourth in league scoring. He is well on his way to his first 100-point season.<\/p>\n<p>As impressive as the points totals for the two Caps scoring aces are, it&#8217;s equally telling that they are two of the league&#8217;s top three plus-minuses. Ovi has a stunning plus-42 (1st), and Backstrom has a plus-32(3rd). You know what else is impressive? The guy that holds the number two spot in plus-minus is also a Capital! Jeff Schultz is second overall with a plus-37, giving the Caps the top three slots in the category and the ONLY three NHL players that are above plus-30.<\/p>\n<p>The Caps have now extended their franchise record win streak to 14 games. They are just three shy of the NHL record set by the 1992\/1993 Pittsburgh Penguins, and as luck would have it, Washington has 3 games this week before the Olympic break. It will be tough-sledding as all three games are on the road &#8211; Canadiens on Wednesday, Senators on Thursday, and the Blues on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Will the Caps Rock the Red all the way to an NHL record? Keep tuning in to find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, both Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom were named to the NHL&#8217;s &#8216;Three Stars of the Week&#8217; for last week. 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