Both players have experienced ups and downs - whether from injuries or disappointments - but overall, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin deliver over and over again.
With Connor McDavid and other young guns infiltrating the rankings, it’s remarkable that the faces of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals are still going strong.
Wednesday presents another chapter in their rivalry, which is - prepare to feel old - now at the decade mark.
The video above celebrates what this rivalry’s meant, what it continues to mean and what we might see next.
Does anyone else get a “Friday Night Lights” feel at times while watching it, by the way?