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MIKE GREEN
2008-09
Finished second in the voting for the Norris Trophy and was the top vote-getter
among defensemen on the NHL First All-Star Team … Third on the team in goals
(31) and fourth in points (73) and assists (42) … Led all defensemen and ranked
seventh in the NHL (minimum 20 GP) with 1.07 points per game … Had eight more
goals and nine more points than any other NHL defenseman despite missing 14
games due to injury … Had the most goals by an NHL defenseman since former
Capital Kevin Hatcher had 34 in 1992-93 … Had the most points by an NHL
defenseman since 2005-06 (Nicklas Lidstrom, 80) … Point total ranked fourth in
Capitals history for a defenseman … Just the seventh defenseman in NHL history
to score 30 goals in a season and the first to do it while playing fewer than 70
games … At 23, the youngest defenseman with 30 goals since Paul Coffey in 1983-
84 … His eight-game goal streak (1/27—2/14) set an NHL record for a defenseman
and matched the longest streak in the NHL since 1997-98 (Teemu Selanne, 11
games) … Finished second on the team with a +24 rating … Led the team and
ranked seventh in the league in ice time (25:45) … Led the team in ice time in 52
of his 66 games … Fourth in the league with 18 PPGs, the Capitals record (and
one shy of the NHL record) for PPGs by a defenseman … His 1.07 points per game
were the most by a defenseman since 1994-95 (Paul Coffey, 1.29) … Second on
the team and fourth among NHL defensemen with 243 shots … Won the Espo
Award as the best defenseman in the league from Phil Esposito on NHL Home Ice
… Voted the league’s top defenseman by a panel of reporters assembled by USA
Today … Named to the Sporting News’ All-NHL team by a vote of league coaches
and executives … Team went 43-16-7 with him in the lineup; 7-7-0 without him …
Team was 20-4-2 when he scored a goal and 33-5-4 when he registered a point …
Second on the team with 24 multiple-point games, including five two-goal games
… Shared the team lead with seven game-winning assists … Scored three goals
in three games vs. NYR … Had six goals in six games vs. TB, his most goals vs.
any one team … Had 64 points (28g-36a) and a +23 rating in his last 56 games …
Finished second among all NHL players in February scoring (20 points in 13 GP);
named the NHL’s Second Star of the month … Had the quickest back-to-back goals
by one Capital on the season 0:52 on 10/10 at ATL … Scored the GWG and added
an assist 10/13 vs. VAN… Led the team in blocked shots nine times, including a
season-high six 1/6 vs. PHI … Scored the GWG and added another goal and an
assist 2/7 vs. FLA … Played in all 14 Stanley Cup playoff games against NYR and
PIT, recording nine points (1g-8a) … Tied for fifth among NHL defensemen with
nine points through two rounds … Recorded a four-game assist streak (4a) from
5/4—5/9.
Career
2007-08: Posted 56 points (18g-38a) in 82 games and was one of four Capitals to
play in every game … Finished first among Caps defensemen, third on the team
and seventh among NHL defensemen in scoring … Paced NHL defensemen and
ranked fourth on the team with 18 goals … The youngest defenseman (22) to lead
the NHL in goals in 25 years, since Paul Coffey … With Alex Ovechkin, part of the
first pair of teammates to lead the NHL in overall goals and goals by a defenseman
since Mario Lemieux and Coffey in 1988-89 … Named a Sporting News First-Team
All-Star in a vote of his peers … Finished seventh in the voting for the Norris
Trophy … Second on the team and third among NHL defensemen with 234 shots
… Averaged team-high 23:38 TOI, including leading the team in ice time in 33 of
the team’s final 53 games … Third-best on the team with eight PPGs … Tied for
second with four GWGs … Posted 62 PIM (sixth on team) … Recorded 32 points
at home (10g-22a) and 24 points (8g-14a) away from Verizon Center … Posted 23
points (8g-15a) on the power play … Washington was 28-7-2 when Green recorded
a point, 11-4-0 when he scored a goal … Recorded five points (3g-2a) in overtime …
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MIKE GREEN’S GOAL STREAK
Mike Green scored in eight consecutive games in 2008-09 to set the
record for an NHL defenseman. The streak started with the first game
after the NHL All-Star Game.
Date Opponent G A Shots Notes
1/27 at Boston 1 0 8 2:08 of 1st
1/31 Detroit 1 1 2 17:19 of 2nd
2/1 Ottawa 1 3 4 PPG, 9:43 of 1st
2/3 at New Jersey 1 1 1 PPG, 5:58 of 1st
2/6 Los Angeles 1 1 4 PPG, 1:43 of 2nd
2/7 Florida 2 1 3 PPG, 0:43 of 3rd;
SH/ENG, 18:47 of 3rd
2/11 at NY Rangers 2 0 4 10:32 of 2nd; 19:02 of 2nd
2/14 at Tampa Bay 1 0 3 PPG, 5:33 of 2nd
TOTALS 10 7 29 5 PPG, 1 SHG
Scored season-best 14 points (6g-8a) in January … Recorded three multiple-goal
games and 16 multiple-point games … Posted 15 goals and 49 points in 61 games
under Bruce Boudreau … Established the Caps single-season record for OT goals
(3) and the Caps career record for OT goals by a defenseman (3) … Recorded the
most points for a Caps defensemen since Sergei Gonchar’s 49 in 2003-04 and
the most goals since Gonchar had 18 in 2002-03 … Played in his 100th NHL game
vs. TB (10/24) … Posted a pair of goals at STL (10/27) … Notched goals in back-
to-back games (11/23—11/24) … Scored two goals against ATL (12/8) … Recorded
three points (1g-2a), including game-winning goal vs. NYR (12/12) … Tallied a pair
of goals and added an assist at OTT (1/1) … Scored game-winner and added two
assists at MTL (1/5) … Recorded six points (3g-3a) in four games (1/13—1/19) …
Tallied a pair of assists vs. MTL (1/31) … Recorded 11 points in 13 games from
2/6—3/3, helping Washington post a 6-4-3 record in that span … Posted team-high
33:59 TOI (2/20 vs. TB) … Notched a pair of assists vs. CGY (3/12) … Wrapped
up the regular season on a five-game point streak, netting seven points from
3/27—4/5 … Posted two assists in consecutive games (4/1—4/3) … Played in all
seven ECQF games against PHI, recording seven points (3g-4a) and 15 PIM …
Scored two third-period goals in Game 1 … Had points in three straight games in
Games 3-5 (1g-4a) … Shared the league lead in goals and points by a defenseman
in the first round … Led the team and ranked fifth among NHL skaters in first-
round ice time (26:58). 2006-07: Played 70 games in his first full NHL season
and recorded 12 points (2g-10a) with 15:29 of average ice time … Tied for fourth