Ovechkin milestone thread - 850 and Beyond!

[TJHKY]

 

[TJHKY]

 

[ViD]

Some serious milestones very soon:

- double digits to catch Wayne’s record
- scoring 800 goals
- passing Howe

 

[Midnight Judges]

That second goal just went right through the goal tender, despite him being in perfect position. That is not a goal if it's just about any other player.

 

[zappa4ever]

799, 800, 801, and 802 are going to be very exciting
and they're COMING SOON!

OV has been on and off the 1st part of the season but is looking really good the last 5 or so games

Caps have 15 gms in DEC, the 10th gm in DEC is at home v DET Dec. 19; the stars could be lining up to catch Mr. Hockey playing the Wings

 

[shtorm2005]

799, 800, 801, and 802 are going to be very exciting
and they're COMING SOON!

I think goalies that will let those goals would have mixed feelings about it.

 

[ottawa]

Hoping he can score at least 30 more and finish the season w/ ~825. Would make things easier for his next 3 seasons, maybe he can retire earlier too.

 

[Quinning]

He'll break the record. Even if they need to trot him out there strictly on the PP for the last few years of his career, this chance will 99% never come again.

 

[deejb]

Actually, greater scoring on the road games is a rather rare situation. Among the top 20 of all time, there are only two such players - Ovechkin and Yzerman. Among the top 20 act. - Ovechkin and Couture.

All Time

Player	GP	G	HGP	HG	RGP	RG	G/GP	HG/HGP	RG/RGP	H>R %
Wayne Gretzky	1487​	894​	745​	492​	742​	402​	0,601​	0,660​	0,542​	21,895​
Gordie Howe	1767​	801​	884​	449​	883​	352​	0,453​	0,508​	0,399​	27,413​
Alex Ovechkin	1298​	793​	646​	390​	652​	403​	0,611​	0,604​	0,618​	-2,327​
Jaromir Jagr	1733​	766​	877​	411​	856​	355​	0,442​	0,469​	0,415​	13,002​
Brett Hull	1269​	741​	638​	388​	631​	353​	0,584​	0,608​	0,559​	8,709​
Marcel Dionne	1348​	731​	680​	385​	668​	346​	0,542​	0,566​	0,518​	9,308​
Phil Esposito	1282​	717​	641​	384​	641​	333​	0,559​	0,599​	0,520​	15,315​
Mike Gartner	1432​	708​	719​	401​	713​	307​	0,494​	0,558​	0,431​	29,529​
Mark Messier	1756​	694​	881​	383​	875​	311​	0,395​	0,435​	0,355​	22,312​
Steve Yzerman	1514​	692​	765​	330​	749​	362​	0,457​	0,431​	0,483​	-10,746​
Mario Lemieux	915​	690​	472​	375​	443​	315​	0,754​	0,794​	0,711​	11,733​
Teemu Selanne	1451​	684​	742​	371​	709​	313​	0,471​	0,500​	0,441​	13,259​
Luc Robitaille	1431​	668​	717​	383​	714​	285​	0,467​	0,534​	0,399​	33,824​
Brendan Shanahan	1524​	656​	759​	345​	765​	311​	0,430​	0,455​	0,407​	11,809​
Dave Andreychuk	1639​	640​	818​	346​	821​	294​	0,390​	0,423​	0,358​	18,119​
Joe Sakic	1378​	625​	702​	328​	676​	297​	0,454​	0,467​	0,439​	6,347​
Jarome Iginla	1554​	625​	781​	326​	773​	299​	0,402​	0,417​	0,387​	7,913​
Bobby Hull	1063​	610​	535​	344​	528​	266​	0,574​	0,643​	0,504​	27,631​
Dino Ciccarelli	1232​	608​	635​	331​	597​	277​	0,494​	0,521​	0,464​	12,344​
Jari Kurri	1251​	601​	637​	324​	614​	277​	0,480​	0,509​	0,451​	12,744​
Avg										14,507​

Active

Player	GP	G	HGP	HG	RGP	RG	G/GP	HG/HGP	RG/RGP	H>R %
Alex Ovechkin	1298​	793​	646​	390​	652​	403​	0,611​	0,604​	0,618​	-2,327​
Sidney Crosby	1131​	529​	561​	285​	570​	244​	0,468​	0,508​	0,428​	18,677​
Steven Stamkos	944​	494​	475​	256​	469​	238​	0,523​	0,539​	0,507​	6,204​
Evgeni Malkin	1004​	452​	503​	248​	501​	204​	0,450​	0,493​	0,407​	21,085​
Eric Staal	1309​	441​	660​	225​	649​	216​	0,337​	0,341​	0,333​	2,431​
Patrick Kane	1128​	433​	566​	223​	562​	210​	0,384​	0,394​	0,374​	5,440​
Joe Pavelski	1191​	431​	599​	231​	592​	200​	0,362​	0,386​	0,338​	14,150​
Jeff Carter	1190​	421​	592​	228​	598​	193​	0,354​	0,385​	0,323​	19,332​
Zach Parise	1166​	415​	588​	218​	578​	197​	0,356​	0,371​	0,341​	8,778​
Patrice Bergeron	1238​	409​	627​	218​	611​	191​	0,330​	0,348​	0,313​	11,224​
Corey Perry	1198​	408​	601​	210​	597​	198​	0,341​	0,349​	0,332​	5,355​
Phil Kessel	1228​	403​	613​	226​	615​	177​	0,328​	0,369​	0,288​	28,100​
John Tavares	973​	403​	486​	208​	487​	195​	0,414​	0,428​	0,400​	6,886​
Anze Kopitar	1235​	370​	618​	196​	617​	174​	0,300​	0,317​	0,282​	12,461​
Jonathan Toews	1035​	365​	519​	198​	516​	167​	0,353​	0,382​	0,324​	17,878​
Brad Marchand	888​	358​	444​	183​	444​	175​	0,403​	0,412​	0,394​	4,571​
Jamie Benn	971​	339​	483​	183​	488​	156​	0,349​	0,379​	0,320​	18,522​
Max Pacioretty	850​	323​	420​	184​	430​	139​	0,380​	0,438​	0,323​	35,526​
Logan Couture	870​	309​	435​	146​	435​	163​	0,355​	0,336​	0,375​	-10,429​
Tyler Seguin	848​	309​	419​	160​	429​	149​	0,364​	0,382​	0,347​	9,945​
Avg										11,690​

 

[LuLover96]

I worked at the game last night, and man Ovie is something else entirely. You can tell by how he plays he's just having the time of his life every time he steps on the ice, even after a bajillion years in the league. It was the first game I've ever seen him play live and he put on a show to the point that fans (home and away) were cheering his name, and were disappointed when he hit the crossbar, the post on an empty net, or Martin made a save on him. What a talent, man.

 

[um]

Hoping he can score at least 30 more and finish the season w/ ~825. Would make things easier for his next 3 seasons, maybe he can retire earlier too.

you shut your mouth, I don't want my boy Ovie to retire early.

I'd rather he go for 1000 goals

 

[TJHKY]

 

[BallardEra]

From his age 31 season until today Ovechkin has scored 268 goals in 459 games.

That's a goals per game rate of 0.584 and a 48 goal pace over an 82 game season.

 

[andrjusha]

From his age 31 season until today Ovechkin has scored 268 goals in 459 games.

That's a goals per game rate of 0.584 and a 48 goal pace over an 82 game season.

Yeah, 0.58 is NHL best GPG for 31+ years old players

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And it is 0.58 only because of his "down" year in 16-17

As 32+ yo he has 0.62 while Bobby Hull is distant second with 0.55

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As 33+ yo it is 0.63

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OV is a fine wine of snipers.

 

[Caps8112]

99 more goals then messier

 

[User9992]

403 goals in 652 away games

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Passing Howe and Hitting 800 soon! Greatest Goal Scorer of All Time!



Top 10 Goal Scorers of All Time imo.

1. Alexander Ovechkin
2. Mario Lemieux
3. Brett Hull
4. Mike Bossy
5. Wayne Gretzky
6. Gordie Howe
7. Maurice Richard
8. Bobby Hull
9. Phil Esposito
10. Guy Lafleur

 

[Toby91ca]

99 more goals then messier

I'm probably in brain fog right now....but what does this mean?

 

[Dingo]

you shut your mouth, I don't want my boy Ovie to retire early.

I'd rather he go for 1000 goals

if not for a year and a half of strikes, that number would be getting real talk.

On the flip side, I wish Gretz only had 887, because 888 and retirement would be epic poetry.

 

[shtorm2005]

It was the first game I've ever seen him play live and he put on a show to the point that fans (home and away) were cheering his name, and were disappointed when he hit the crossbar

That would have been an awsome goal.

 

[um]

Passing Howe and Hitting 800 soon! Greatest Goal Scorer of All Time!



Top 10 Goal Scorers of All Time imo.

1. Alexander Ovechkin
2. Mario Lemieux
3. Brett Hull
4. Mike Bossy
5. Wayne Gretzky
6. Gordie Howe
7. Maurice Richard
8. Bobby Hull
9. Phil Esposito
10. Guy Lafleur

Your 2-5 guys all played in the same era.

 

[BallardEra]

if not for a year and a half of strikes, that number would be getting real talk.

On the flip side, I wish Gretz only had 887, because 888 and retirement would be epic poetry.

I'd say the 3 shortened seasons cost Ovechkin about 45-55 goals, assuming he was healthy to play those missed games.

 

[Dingo]

I'd say the 3 shortened seasons cost Ovechkin about 45-55 goals, assuming he was healthy to play those missed games.

I'd say the 3 shortened seasons cost Ovechkin about 45-55 goals, assuming he was healthy to play those missed games.

He also came to the league late due to the BIG strike. I realize that I cant just simply add that in, and that players need rest. But he has been nothing but durable. Its all a hypothetical of course, but 100 goals is my guess. (Sorry about the layout of this reply !)

 

[Dingo]

Your 2-5 guys all played in the same era.

exactly what makes Ovechkin (and Bo Hull and Gordie) SO impressive- doing what wasnt being done to a level that matches or exceeds great players doing at a time when many were.

Mindblowing, honestly. If you told anyone in the 90s that this would even be CLOSE to happening…. I mean, it wasnt even mentioned as it was so impossible.

Side note - Jagr coming relatively close to 2000 pts also was huge.

 

[um]

exactly what makes Ovechkin (and Bo Hull and Gordie) SO impressive- doing what wasnt being done to a level that matches or exceeds great players doing at a time when many were.

Mindblowing, honestly. If you told anyone in the 90s that this would even be CLOSE to happening…. I mean, it wasnt even mentioned as it was so impossible.

Side note - Jagr coming relatively close to 2000 pts also was huge.

But isn't it weird that a league that is 100 years old has 4 of the top 5 guys from the same era, doesn't that make it seem like you are too influenced by the high scoring eras of the 80s and early 90s?

With that said I don't even think its that bad of a list, I'm just nitpicking.