Ovechkin milestone thread - 850 and Beyond!

[vippe]

The absolute goat - goalscoring machine

Every extra year for an athlete at this age is like five. It’s going to be even more difficult for him to keep up. And, I think, it simply would be the right thing for him to do — retire after his current contract ends next year.

He will have accomplished everything by then. There will be nothing else to play for.

What if he actually enjoys playing hockey and wants to play? ;P

 

[RedRocking]

Ovi is now Marc-Andre Fleury goals away from breaking Gretzky’s record.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Gretzky played in 1487 games to score 894. OV is 866 at 1443 games. It's not completely out of the realm that OV scores another 28 goals in his next 44 games! That would be a .63 pace. OV's 13 in 17 so far, has him at a .76 goals per game pace!

 

[Video Nasty]

Gretzky played in 1487 games to score 894. OV is 866 at 1443 games.

I keep seeing this, so it needs a minor correction.

Gretzky scored his 894th goal in his 1479th game. He went without a goal in the final 8 games of his career. Ovechkin will need 28 goals within his next 35 games to get to 894 faster.

I guess for what it’s worth, Gretzky scored his 866th goal in his 1346th game.

Ovechkin will of course default to quickest to 895+ by virtue of owning the record.

 

[Xelebes]

Currently on pace for 52 goals this season.

 

[User9992]

Currently on pace for 52 goals this season.

More than 60 actually.

 

[Xelebes]

More than 60 actually.

I'm basing this number off of Ovechkin's history, not the raw number.

 

[User9992]

I'm basing this number off of Ovechkin's history, not the raw number.

I thought the pace doesn't include history but how many goal(s) scored per game projected to full 82 games season.