Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Countdown to 894 (Continued)

[Chelis Chili]

Assists are stupid.

Second helpers, yes!

 

[batting1k]

He’s gonna do it this season isn’t he

*Ovechkin passes Gretzky this year*

“He’s gonna do it this season isn’t he”

 

[Calicaps]

In other news... With his goal tonight, Ovie is 50 points back of #10 all time in points. But he's also the only guy in the top 20 with more goals than assists. Just sayin'.

 

[TJHKY]

 

[LokiDog]

Can’t believe this one trick pony ENG loser had the audacity to score a first goal of the game tonight. Generational butt face!!! No, I won’t be objective. My feelings are being contradicted by facts and reality upsets me greatly!

 

[Sun God Nika]

its starting to feel real.

 

[BallardEra]

I was just looking at Gretzky's final season. He went into that season at 37 years old and ended it at age 38.

Only 9 goals in his final season and 1 goal in his last 20 games and 2 goals in his last 30 games

I guess he knew it was time to hang them up even though coming back for one more season to hit 900 must have been tempting.

The greats like him know when it's time to walk away.

Gotta respect that.

 

[M2Beezy]

Here is the goal

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

The greatest goalscorer ever and some dude named Alex Ovechkin.

15 away.
#50in07

 

[kugelbahn]

Here is the goal

Patented slapper from the office

 

[TJHKY]

 

[gtrower]

Amazing to think he missed 3-4 weeks and is top 10 in goal scoring this season.

That doesn’t even capture the absurdity -he broke his leg, only missed 16 games, is still scoring on a leg that was broken 10 weeks ago, and is Top 10 in the league, at 39 years old.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Sandin knows how to find Frank.

Whoops.

 

[kugelbahn]

Just one game (at home vs UT) in next half a month.
Time to take some animal rides, spend time with family, recover and drive it home.
15 in 28 baby!

 

[Toby91ca]

Gretzky was 19 when her started in the NHL.

18

 

[Toby91ca]

Patented slapper from the office

Huh?

 

[CatOTails]

Just one game (at home vs UT) in next half a month.
Time to take some animal rides, spend time with family, recover and drive it home.
15 in 28 baby!

Gosh it really seems reachable. Who would've thought coming into this season.

 

[PlushMinus]

Huh?

I think he was being sarcastic for the haters who say he only scores empty netters or one-timers from his office

 

[abax44]

But was he out there in the dying minutes defending the 1 goal lead?

 

[pezpunk]

Yes, of course he was. Once they pulled their goalie, the Flyers seemed more concerned with covering him than scoring though, hahaha. Mission accomplished, I guess.

 

[Zuluss]

It went somehow unnoticed, but today Ovechkin tied Esposito for #11 all-time in career points.

#10 (Sakic) is 51 points away, so the next chance to celebrate will probably be next season.

It is also noteworthy how OV's and Big Phil's splits between goals and assists are almost a mirror image of each other: 879g+711a OV, 717g+873a Big Phil (who is one of the top10 goal-scorers ever most likely).

 

[ovikovy817]

Amazing to think he missed 3-4 weeks and is top 10 in goal scoring this season.

He missed 6 weeks.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

He should have gotten 1000 goals if it was not for covid and lockouts. Unless he pulls a Jagr

 

[BallardEra]

49 goals in his last 74 games going back to last season.

These totals are from January 27, 2024 until today. January 27 was when he started to turn his season around.

Gretzky's birthday is January 26.

 

[BallardEra]

Looks like the Wall Street Journal is triggered too :