Considered his biggest rivals for much of his career, Alex Ovechkin has struck 42 times in 76 games against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This is the most of any player since he entered the league in 2005-06 by a wide margin, with Jakub Voracek and former teammate Mike Knuble tied for second with 24. In addition, Ovechkin’s 25 road goals in 38 games is the most against the franchise in NHL history, leading Darryl Sittler’s 24 in the same number of meetings. Ovechkin has notched 8 multi-goal games and 1 hat trick against the Pens. 22 of the Great Eight’s markers have come on the power play, his most against any team.
Ovechkin’s milestone goals against the Penguins include the one that gave him his 1,000th career point on January 11, 2017 and his 609th career marker to pass Dino Ciccarelli for 18th-most in NHL history on October 4, 2018.
