ast Season: Completed his fifth NHL season and played all 48 games last year for Washington...finished third on the Capitals in goals (12) and fifth in scoring (26 points)...He was second on the club in power-play goals (8)...played in his 300th NHL game 3/31/95 vs. Quebec.. .completed his Capitals career with 121 goals in 315 games, an average of 31 goals per 82-game season...was a plus-50 while with the Caps.

Career: Washington's sixth choice (120th overall) in the 1988 entry draft. 1990-91: Signed with Washington 12/11/90 and was sent to Baltimore (AHL) for three games before being recalled to the Caps...played his first NHL game 12/19/90 vs. Chicago... scored his first NHL goal 12/28/90 at Madison Square Garden vs. NY Rangers (Mike Richter). 1991-92: Recorded a career-high 36 goals, second on the Capitals (Ciccarelli, 38)...led the club in power-play goals (4) and plus/minus (plus-24)...was fourth on the team with 73 points...scored on his first penalty shot 1/7/92 vs. Minnesota's Darcy.Wakaluk... registered his 100th NHL point 4/15/92 vs.

Pittsburgh...recorded his first career four-point game (1-3=4) 10/29/91 at Pittsburgh. 1992-93: Missed the season's first 20 games with a broken foot sustained in the Capitals final preseason game...led the club in plus/ minus for the second straight year (plus-29)...scored31 goals on 127 shots fora24.4 shooting percentage...was third on the team in goals...recorded his first two hat tricks, 2/ 11/93 at St. Louis and 3/19/93 vs. Hartford. 1993-94: Led the Capitals in goals with 29...appeared in a career-high 83 games... scored 20 goals in the first half of the season...recorded his 100th NHL goal 1/2/ 94 vs. Boston...scored his 200th NHL point 1/27/94 at Buffalo.

Personal: Won gold medals in 1990 with the Soviet national team and in 1989 with the Soviet junior squad...scored the tournament-winning goal in a Shootout against the U.S. during the 1990 Goodwill Games...junior teammates included Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Mogilny... played for Sokol-Kiev with former King Alex and his wife, Erin, live in Maryland during the off-season.

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