The Capitals' best forwards
Alex Ovechkin has the most points of the 372 forwards who played with the Capitals, 1,691 in 1,587 games. He is still playing. Nicklas Backstrom is 2nd with 1,033. Tom Wilson is 10th, with 462.
The Capitals' forwards this season
- Dylan Strome14 games, 1.0 a game286 with the Capitals.14points
- Jordan Kyrou14 games, 1.0 a game14points
- Alex Tuch14 games, 0.9 a game12points
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1975–79
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | points | goals | assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Ovechkin2005 – 2027 · still playing | 1,691 | 930 | 761 |
| +4 this season | ||||
| 2 | Nicklas Backstrom2007 – 2024 · 1,105 games | 1,033 | 271 | 762 |
| 3 | Peter Bondra1990 – 2004 · 961 games | 825 | 472 | 353 |
| 4 | Mike Gartner1979 – 1989 · 758 games | 789 | 397 | 392 |
| 5 | Michal Pivonka1986 – 1999 · 825 games | 599 | 181 | 418 |
| 6 | Evgeny Kuznetsov2013 – 2024 · 723 games | 568 | 171 | 397 |
| 7 | Dale Hunter1987 – 1999 · 872 games | 556 | 181 | 375 |
| 8 | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson1979 – 1989 · 629 games | 554 | 195 | 359 |
| 9 | Mike Ridley1986 – 1994 · 588 games | 547 | 218 | 329 |
| 10 | Tom Wilson2013 – 2027 · still playing | 462 | 211 | 251 |
| +5 this season | ||||
| 11 | Dennis Maruk1978 – 1983 · 343 games | 431 | 182 | 249 |
| 12 | Dave Christian1983 – 1990 · 504 games | 417 | 193 | 224 |
| T13 | Kelly Miller1986 – 1999 · 940 games | 408 | 162 | 246 |
| T13 | Alexander Semin2003 – 2012 · 469 games | 408 | 197 | 211 |
| 15 | Bobby Carpenter1981 – 1993 · 490 games | 395 | 188 | 207 |
| 16 | T.J. Oshie2015 – 2024 · 567 games | 385 | 192 | 193 |
| 17 | Adam Oates1996 – 2002 · 387 games | 363 | 73 | 290 |
| 18 | Steve Konowalchuk1991 – 2004 · 693 games | 342 | 146 | 196 |
| T19 | Brooks Laich2003 – 2016 · 742 games | 324 | 133 | 191 |
| T19 | Marcus Johansson2010 – 2023 · 579 games | 324 | 118 | 206 |
| 21 | Dmitri Khristich1990 – 2002 · 419 games | 300 | 140 | 160 |
| 22 | Dylan Strome2022 – 2027 · still playing | 286 | 101 | 185 |
| +14 this season | ||||
| 23 | Craig Laughlin1982 – 1988 · 428 games | 283 | 110 | 173 |
| 24 | Ryan Walter1978 – 1982 · 307 games | 277 | 114 | 163 |
| 25 | Bobby Gould1981 – 1989 · 600 games | 276 | 134 | 142 |
points by decade
2020s
- › Alex Ovechkin2019 – 2027 · 503 games480
- › Tom Wilson2019 – 2027 · 467 games318
- › Dylan Strome2022 – 2027 · 339 games286
- Evgeny Kuznetsov2019 – 2024 · 307 games231
- T.J. Oshie2019 – 2024 · 276 games177
2010s
- Alex Ovechkin2009 – 2019 · 760 games791
- Nicklas Backstrom2009 – 2019 · 731 games716
- Evgeny Kuznetsov2013 – 2019 · 416 games337
- Marcus Johansson2010 – 2017 · 501 games290
- T.J. Oshie2015 – 2019 · 291 games208
2000s
- Alex Ovechkin2005 – 2009 · 324 games420
- Peter Bondra1999 – 2004 · 351 games280
- Adam Oates1999 – 2002 · 229 games221
- Dainius Zubrus2000 – 2007 · 331 games216
- Alexander Semin2003 – 2009 · 254 games216
1990s
- Peter Bondra1990 – 1999 · 610 games545
- Michal Pivonka1989 – 1999 · 629 games495
- Dale Hunter1989 – 1999 · 713 games440
- Mike Ridley1989 – 1994 · 398 games365
- Kelly Miller1989 – 1999 · 743 games314
1980s
- Mike Gartner1979 – 1989 · 758 games789
- Bengt-Ake Gustafsson1979 – 1989 · 629 games554
- Dave Christian1983 – 1989 · 476 games406
- Bobby Carpenter1981 – 1987 · 422 games367
- Dennis Maruk1979 – 1983 · 267 games341
1975–79
- Guy Charron1976 – 1979 · 240 games225
- Bob Sirois1975 – 1979 · 233 games179
- Gerry Meehan1975 – 1979 · 208 games144
- Garnet Bailey1974 – 1978 · 207 games114
- Hartland Monahan1975 – 1977 · 159 games96
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Method
- Every forward who played with the Capitals, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A decade counts his points with the Capitals in its seasons.