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As of right now Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin are respectively first and second in both playoff points and playoff goals. It’s a nice story for the league and it confirms the league’s marketing department’s vision on who the best players are. Ovechkin will not get another point in these playoffs but Crosby statistically has a chance for his first NHL record. Reggie Leach (1975-76) and Jarri Kurri (1984-85) are currently tied for most goals in one playoff year with 19. Crosby’s 12 goals in 14 games put him on a pace for 21 goals in 25 games – a seven game series in the Conference Finals and a four game series in the Cup Finals at the current clip will make him the first playoff 20-goal scorer in the history of NHL. Will he get there? Actually it’s doubtful – in his four years in the NHL he never scored as often as now for a longer period of time. There’s also a high chance of him getting finally tired from other teams’ physical play and the higher tempo of play in the playoffs.