Maurice Richard Trophy Tournament (1995-Present) Round 1: 2015 Alexander Ovechkin vs 2012 Steven Stamkos

[blundluntman]

MATCHUP #7 (Round 1): Alexander Ovechkin (2015) vs Steven Stamkos (2012)

Alexander Ovechkin (2014-15):

Games Played	Goals	Even Strength Goals	Power Play Goals	League Wide Goals Per Game
81	53	28	25	2.73

Steven Stamkos (2011-12):

Games Played	Goals	Even Strength Goals	Power Play Goals	League Wide Goals Per Game
82	60	48	12	2.73

Round 1 Matchups
24 Matthews vs 97 Tkachuk Thread
23 McDavid vs 17 Crosby Thread
22 Matthews vs 06 Cheechoo Thread
21 Matthews vs 16 Ovechkin Thread
20 Pastrnak vs 20 Ovechkin Thread
19 Ovechkin vs 18 Ovechkin Thread
15 Ovechkin vs 12 Stamkos
14 Ovechkin vs 09 Ovechkin
13 Ovechkin vs 95 Bondra
11 Perry vs 00 Bure
10 Stamkos vs 10 Crosby
08 Ovechkin vs 01 Bure
07 Lecavalier vs 02 Iginla
04 Nash vs 04 Iginla vs 04 Kovalchuk
03 Hejduk vs 96 Lemieux
99 Selanne vs 99 Bondra

Note: Due to the Richard Trophy not having a tiebreaker, I will conduct one myself in the first round to avoid matchup complications in later rounds.

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[bobholly39]

Out of the list of seasons eligible in these polls - I have identified a favorite to win, and a tier 1 of a few seasons that are also contenders. I don't have Stamkos in that tier 1 group, but he's extremely close...

This is a typical Ovechkin season. Great for goal-scoring, consistent as always - but at the end of the day Stamkos is simply ahead. 7 more goals in a similar scoring year.

Is this Ovechkin's best goal-scoring season outside of his 3 year peak? It's probably close.

 

[Video Nasty]

Stamkos should sweep every last vote.