Alexander Ovechkin became the first player in 12 years to score 60 goals in a season with two last night. However the Washington Capitals still remain a game out of the Eastern Conference Playoffs and have already played more games than any other East contender in the bottom half of the Playoff picture. They also remain 7 points behind the Carolina Hurricanes for the Southeast Division lead with no games in hand.
Ovechkin now has a ten goal cushion over Ilya Kovalchuk for the most goals and a four point lead over Evgeni Malkin for the overall scoring title.
