Ovechkin milestone thread - 850 and Beyond!

[canuckking1]

Couldn’t be anything other than his patented slapshot

 

[M2Beezy]

So far tonight:

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

C’mon Ovy, get an Ovechtrick for 800

 

[tarheelhockey]

The adjusted goal stat is botched mid-year, since it projects the current season to 82GP.

For what it’s worth, he entered this season with 884 adjusted goals and has scored 13 actual goals this season.

If we call it 897, then he’s 28 shy of the record. And while H-R’s formula isn’t perfect, it’s a really significant thing to be #1 on that list. It’s a closer approximation of how he compares to the other legends than the official unadjusted list.

 

[abo9]

What a b'ast on goal number two tonight... literal'y through the goalie.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Ovy could have 5 goals tonight so far.

 

[Connor McConnor]

So far tonight:

Nice play Hughes!

 

[PolishPrince21]

When he scores 895 it will be against Shesterkin at 11:19 of the first at msg. Quote this again when this happens.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Only a matter of time. Still too good, still too healthy and plays for a team that has stated their loyalty to help him get there. Impossible it doesn't happen IMO. And it's a happy story we still get to see records broken.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Come on man, play 4 on 6 plus Ovechkin shamelessly cherrypicking like a good lad.

 

[M2Beezy]

So Ovies record Away goal tonight ended up being the game winner too. Probably a record for the GWG too lol

 

[WarriorofTime]

Ovechkin would have to go goalless in his next 20 games for his career Goals per Game to dip below Gretzky's (highest for all players in NHL history with over 1,000 career games played).

At this stage in his career, pretty incredible.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

So Ovies record Away goal tonight ended up being the game winner too. Probably a record for the GWG too lol

He passed Howe recently and he is sitting at 124 GWGs in 2nd place. Jagr holds the record at 135. This is more of a record that Ovi will break around his final season I think.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Ovechkin has now tied Jagr for 1st all-time with his 135th game-opening goal (ie scoring the first goal of the game).

He's now exactly 50 shots away from tying Ray Bourque for the most shots in NHL history.

 

[andrjusha]

4 goals in 2 games against Vancouver, improved his splits against them a bit.
Feasting on Canadian teams with 0.68 GPG

Team	Games	Goals
Calgary Flames	22	15
Edmonton Oilers	21	14
Montreal Canadiens	53	34
Ottawa Senators	52	35
Toronto Maple Leafs	54	41
Vancouver Canucks	24	14
Winnipeg Jets	27	20
	253	173

Alex Ovechkin Career Splits | Hockey-Reference.com

Scoring Stat Splits for Alex Ovechkin for Career

www.hockey-reference.com

 

[Randyne]

WSH scored 705 1st goals; Ovechkin scored 19.1%
WSH scored 670 GW goals; Ovechkin scored 18.5%
WSH scored 97 OT goals; Ovechkin scored 25.8%

 

[Hammman]

He likely has no chance of passing Gretzky for most home goals, but does he have a shot a second place? Needs another 60 to pass Howe for second, and another 103 to take over first.

 

[Zuluss]

He likely has no chance of passing Gretzky for most home goals, but does he have a shot a second place? Needs another 60 to pass Howe for second, and another 103 to take over first.

Ovechkin is scoring roughly evenly at home and on the road, so he will pass Howe in terms of home goals when he scores 120ish more home and away goals, bringing his career total to about 915. That sounds doable.

Getting another 210ish career goals does not sound realistic, that would require Ovechkin to top 1000 career goals, and only then he would beat Gretzky's home goals record.

 

[andrjusha]

OV The Nutcracker
Nut = "Oreh"
Walnut = "Gretzky Oreh" in Russian

 

[Roshi]

Every goal he nets also reduces the chances of Jagr fulfilling his threat about returning and passing Ovechkin again.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

the beat goes on

 

[PM88RU]

Ovechkin is scoring roughly evenly at home and on the road, so he will pass Howe in terms of home goals when he scores 120ish more home and away goals, bringing his career total to about 915. That sounds doable.

Getting another 210ish career goals does not sound realistic, that would require Ovechkin to top 1000 career goals, and only then he would beat Gretzky's home goals record.

Once he fulfills the 894 mark beating, we’ll see. If he finds himself ready for playing, why not to go deeper in his 40-s to break 1000 goals mark?

It’s a bold prediction, but if he’s ready and healthy enough and still able to feel joy of playing, why would he want to stop? Jagr didn’t, as well as some other players too.

1000 is separated from 900 by only three 30+ goal seasons, which seems doable for the great 8, even with aging considered.

 

[Klargplutte]

Ovy could have 5 goals tonight so far.

Ovie isnt a blowout scorer , he wont put much effort in padding hes stats if Caps are clearly winning, if he scores 5 its because he had to.

 

[YippieKaey]

I also feel like Ovi is due some appreciation for reinventing the dead art of the slapshot.

 

[ovikovy817]

Legend.
Another all time record for him.