Ovechkin milestone thread - 850 and Beyond!

[Go Wings]

Very sad that Howe isn't alive to see this, he would have been so happy for Ovechkin.

 

[wetcoast]

High numbers of SOG are indeed a statistical fact. The issue is that you continue to draw conclusions on that fact, that aren’t reflective of reality.

You continue to ignore Ovechkins ability to generate SOG (that most players can’t), and how far he shoots from.

I’m willing to bet that Crosby passes the puck more than 90% of players in the league, are Crosby’s assist totals inflated because of high pass rates?

Does he really generate more SOG by himself or is it in part because of his high number of offensive zone starts and PP TOI?

What you say was true in his peak years but less so since then but we are going to agree to disagree here.

 

[wetcoast]

It'd be the equivalent of posters trying to diminish Gretzky’s assist records.

“Well, er, uh, Gretzky passed the puck often and always tried to set up his wingers. That’s a statistical fact! If people don't think that it has been an advantage for Gretz then they are trying to hide from reality and the actual facts and overall picture!!”

Sometimes I wonder if people even read what they are posting before they press the Post reply button.

 

[SkinsFan09]

Ovechkin ties Bure for most ENGs in a season. Now of course in 2014 when people were still trying to argue Bure >>> Ovechkin using that 1999-2000 season as ammo, it was fine to get to 59 goals with 9 empty nets.

Doubt the narrative will be the same here.

Regardless, Ovechkin now has the 2nd most goals ever by a player 36 or older. 4 more goals in 9 games to beat Selanne for most ever at his age.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

#45. ENG. With 1 second left in the game. Tough one for the butthurt haters.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Mad lad will actually get another 50 goals at his age.

Crazy

 

[HTFN]

Does he really generate more SOG by himself or is it in part because of his high number of offensive zone starts and PP TOI?

What you say was true in his peak years but less so since then but we are going to agree to disagree here.

Jesus dude. Look at a heat map and figure it out for yourself, stop being the “I’m just asking questions” guy.

It is clear that for all the ways you try to dress it up and act like you aren’t, you’re “only asking questions” that devalue the accomplishment. Never once seen you like “yeah shots drive offense and getting dangerous shots off is a talent you need, nobody makes their shot more dangerous than he does”

 

[Firsov99]

Ovechkin ties Bure for most ENGs in a season. Now of course in 2014 when people were still trying to argue Bure >>> Ovechkin using that 1999-2000 season as ammo, it was fine to get to 59 goals with 9 empty nets.

Doubt the narrative will be the same here.

Regardless, Ovechkin now has the 2nd most goals ever by a player 36 or older. 4 more goals in 9 games to beat Selanne for most ever at his age.

10 games left. Pretty good chance to beat Selanne and get another 50.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Most 45 goal seasons in NHL history

• 12 times - Ovechkin
• 9 times - Gretzky, Bossy
• 8 times - Lemieux, Dionne
• 6 times - Lafleur, Esposito, Yzerman, Goulet, Robitaille
• 5 times - Hull sr, Hull jr, Bure, Selanne, Kurri, Lafontaine, Kerr
• 4 times - Jagr, Sakic, Messier, Stastny, Stamkos, Hawerchuk, Martin, Nieuwendyk, Bondra, Shutt
• 3 times - Trottier, Shanahan, Neely, Roenick, LeClair, Anderson, Middleton, McDonald, Vaive, Leach, Larouche, Gare, Stoughton

An impressive accomplishment taken at face-value, and an extraordinary one taking into account the comparatively low-scoring environment Ovechkin played in compared to most of the other players on this list.

 

[BallardEra]

An even 50 gets him to 780 and he’d need to average 28.5 goals a season over the last 4 years of his contract to tie Gretzky at 894.

 

[andrjusha]

Most 45 goal seasons in NHL history

- 12 times - Ovechkin
- 9 times - Gretzky, Bossy
- 8 times - Lemieux, Dionne
- 6 times - Lafleur, Esposito, Yzerman, Goulet, Robitaille
- 5 times - Hull sr, Hull jr, Bure, Selanne, Kurri, Lafontaine, Kerr
- 4 times - Jagr, Sakic, Messier, Stastny, Stamkos, Hawerchuk, Martin, Nieuwendyk, Bondra, Shutt
- 3 times - Trottier, Shanahan, Neely, Roenick, LeClair, Anderson, Middleton, McDonald, Vaive, Leach, Larouche, Gare, Stoughton

and only Stamkos is another active player on this list

 

[BallardEra]

Looks like they took away his goal. Maybe it was offside?

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

NHL.com keeps listing the final score as 3-2. Have they taken away Ovechkin's goal?

Edit: Never mind. They seem to have restored it now.

 

[andrjusha]

OV needs 7 points to tie Trottier
to be #11 in points leaders list for players who played 17 seasons or less

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[Pi]

121 goals the way he's going will be accomplished in 3, maximum 4 seasons and this is assuming he declines to ~30 ish goals.

He's going to break it and have a chance to end up with 900-925+ goals. Far away that no player can realistically reach it unless there are major rule changes to increase goal scoring.

 

[Mulletman]

So @Big Phil are you ready to admit that Ovechkin will break Gretzky's goal record yet? Only 120 goals to go with at least 4 years of Ovechkin hockey left. That's only 30 goals per season to break the record, minus what Ovechkin will score in the remaining games this season...

 

[Mulletman]

121 goals the way he's going will be accomplished in 3, maximum 4 seasons and this is assuming he declines to ~30 ish goals.

He's going to break it and have a chance to end up with 900-925+ goals. Far away that no player can realistically reach it unless there are major rule changes to increase goal scoring.

You might want to keep an eye on Mattthews, he has a higher goal scoring floor than Ovechkin and he's scoring at a level right now that Ovechkin never reached...

 

[Pi]

You might want to keep an eye on Mattthews, he has a higher goal scoring floor than Ovechkin and he's scoring at a level right now that Ovechkin never reached...

I love Matthews and I think his "peak goal scoring output" will be higher than Ovechkin's. He will probably score 60+ goals again. I just don't think he's going to be doing what Ovechkin is doing at ages 34,35,36 etc. It's going to be incredibly tough and Matthews doesn't have the same ability to score PP goals either.

I see Matthews topping out at around 750 goals. Which is still ridiculous.

The one Gretzky record he can break is #1 in even strength goals which is like ~600 goals. He's already got 200. If he plays another 15 years, he'll have that.

 

[Mulletman]

I love Matthews and I think his "peak goal scoring output" will be higher than Ovechkin's. He will probably score 60+ goals again. I just don't think he's going to be doing what Ovechkin is doing at ages 34,35,36 etc. It's going to be incredibly tough and Matthews doesn't have the same ability to score PP goals either.

I see Matthews topping out at around 750 goals. Which is still ridiculous.

The one Gretzky record he can break is #1 in even strength goals which is like ~600 goals. He's already got 200. If he plays another 15 years, he'll have that.

Dude, don't sell Matthews short. I was one of the few saying that Ovechkin would break Gretzky's goal record here back in 2013 and even had a few threads about it taken down. And look were we are at now... Matthews has a very special way of scoring goals. It's like the puck just comes to him. He hardly ever has to work in order to score. It looks so effortless when Matthews scores. That will most likely mean that Matthews ages much better than your average hockey player. Plus he spends a lot of time in Sedona Arizona with all those meditating health freaks, so I wouldn't be shocked if Matthews plays hockey well into his 40s just like Ovechkin might do...

 

[HurricaneFanatic]

Empty net with 2 seconds to play smh. Lol

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Empty net with 2 seconds to play smh. Lol

They can't all be masterpeces. Lol.

I am more excited that they ran the table with TBay, the Pens and the Bruins. They seem to be righting the ship after getting crushed by Carolina and the Blues.

 

[BallardEra]

He has now scored 300 goals from his age 30 season until today, this being his age 36 season.

250 goals scored from age 31 to age 36 seasons.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Most 45 goal seasons in NHL history

• 12 times - Ovechkin
• 9 times - Gretzky, Bossy
• 8 times - Lemieux, Dionne
• 6 times - Lafleur, Esposito, Yzerman, Goulet, Robitaille
• 5 times - Hull sr, Hull jr, Bure, Selanne, Kurri, Lafontaine, Kerr
• 4 times - Jagr, Sakic, Messier, Stastny, Stamkos, Hawerchuk, Martin, Nieuwendyk, Bondra, Shutt
• 3 times - Trottier, Shanahan, Neely, Roenick, LeClair, Anderson, Middleton, McDonald, Vaive, Leach, Larouche, Gare, Stoughton

An impressive accomplishment taken at face-value, and an extraordinary one taking into account the comparatively low-scoring environment Ovechkin played in compared to most of the other players on this list.

Really shows how underrated Marcel Dionne is too.

 

[HurricaneFanatic]

They can't all be masterpeces. Lol.

I am more excited that they ran the table with TBay, the Pens and the Bruins. They seem to be righting the ship after getting crushed by Carolina and the Blues.

Yeah I threw the remote when he scored that goal though. I know the record is important to him and the organization though so I knew he'd get at least one shot at the empty net. When the net was empty I knew he'd be the only Cap to take the shot. No other Capital would get a chance at a freebie, those are all going to Ovi at this point. There is one goal and one goal in mind lol.

 

[SkinsFan09]

Yeah I threw the remote when he scored that goal though. I know the record is important to him and the organization though so I knew he'd get at least one shot at the empty net. When the net was empty I knew he'd be the only Cap to take the shot. No other Capital would get a chance at a freebie, those are all going to Ovi at this point. There is one goal and one goal in mind lol.

Why do you care if he scores an ENG? Gretzky is No.1 all time.