Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Countdown to 894 (Continued)

[AD1066]

The insane thing to me is in his first 14 seasons, he only missed 30 games.
I repeat. He missed 30 games in 14 seasons and for the reckless abandon he played with early on, it's even more impressive.

He's earned the record, I get he's getting a lot of ENG but add up Wayne's as well, I'm sure he fed off them big time too.
Happy to see this record broken, the guy will score 895 just as if it was his first goal scored.

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Looks like only 17 of the 32 in that timeframe were due to injury.

Games Alex Ovechkin Has Missed - Capitals Outsider

Updated: 12/23/2024 Alex Ovechkin has missed 75 games in his career. The Caps are 36-34-5 in those games. Interesting info about the games he missed: 51

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[hockeykicker]

 

[Devil Dancer]

Am I the only asshole irritated that people can't seem to agree on whether the community should be counting down to tying or passing the record? (e.g., some counts are at 16, others at 15, this AM.)

I don't have a preference, but pick one. How hard is this?

I was at Camden Yards for 2130. It was cool, but I'd have traded it for 2131 in a heartbeat.

So we're a 895 household.

 

[Midnight Judges]

All the signs were starting to point to Ovechkin breaking Gretzky's goal record by 2013.

That simply isn't how goal scoring curves generally work.

Ovie's sustained goalscoring is freakish - on the extreme end of unusual.

Predicting this in 2013 - as if it was greater than a 50% chance - is just a failed analysis that turned out right for all the wrong reasons.

There are people who have posted typical elite goal scoring curves and then best case goalscoring curves. Predicting this in 2013 puts you in the extreme end of optimistic.

You mention Selanne as proof that this was increasingly possible. Problem is, Selanne wasn't unprecedented and does not represent some sort of generational shift. Gordie Howe did it in the 60s and early 70s. Johnny Bucyk did it in the late 70s. I don't think that one example really tells you much about the league so much as it tells you about Teemu Selanne being a freak athlete.

 

[BallardEra]

Thread 'Ovechkin is now halfway to Gretzky!'

Jan 18, 2015

With a goal against the Stars Ovechkin now has 447 goals in the NHL. That's exactly half of what Gretzky scored. It took Ovechkin 9 and a ½ seasons, or actually 9 seasons if you count the 2012-13 lockout, to score 447. Ovechkin still has about 13 and a ½ season of hockey left so the question is, can he score another 447 goals to reach Gretzky? If not, how close will he come?

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[ovikovy817]

Thread 'Ovechkin is now halfway to Gretzky!'

Jan 18, 2015

With a goal against the Stars Ovechkin now has 447 goals in the NHL. That's exactly half of what Gretzky scored. It took Ovechkin 9 and a ½ seasons, or actually 9 seasons if you count the 2012-13 lockout, to score 447. Ovechkin still has about 13 and a ½ season of hockey left so the question is, can he score another 447 goals to reach Gretzky? If not, how close will he come?

• Mulletman
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This is a funny thread.

 

[pezpunk]

All the signs were starting to point to Ovechkin breaking Gretzky's goal record by 2013.

this is such a weird comment to make, when there’s a thread from 2015, made by YOU, where practically every single person is saying he wouldn’t make it.

 

[AD1066]

Thread 'Ovechkin is now halfway to Gretzky!'

Jan 18, 2015

With a goal against the Stars Ovechkin now has 447 goals in the NHL. That's exactly half of what Gretzky scored. It took Ovechkin 9 and a ½ seasons, or actually 9 seasons if you count the 2012-13 lockout, to score 447. Ovechkin still has about 13 and a ½ season of hockey left so the question is, can he score another 447 goals to reach Gretzky? If not, how close will he come?

• Mulletman
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Wow, that was a fun read. And most of the takes that were wrong, were also reasonable at the time. There was little reason to believe that he would have an unprecedented scoring curve in his 30s after years of playing a heavy game.

"Probably never win another Richard" (wins another 4)
"Will never reach Lemieux, let alone Gretzky"
"Decline will be fast and brutal"
"Relies too much on speed"

Also, Mulletman may be some kind of prophet.

 

[kugelbahn]

Looked at Matthews goals scoring, he slowed down a bit this season scoring 20 in 40.

Auston recently played his 600s game, age 19-27, scored nice 388 goals.

For comparison OV in his first 600 games, age 20-27, scored 371 goals.
In his next 600 games OV added 363 more goals, we will see how Auston ages.
Note that in both OV 600 games periods scoring levels were lower than they are now.

For more comparison McDavid is closing on 700 games, 694 to be exact, scored 357 goals.

 

[Lou Sassole]

Bro, Ovie just knocked Ingram out of the game with a slapshot to the face. Amazing.

 

[Dingo]

Bro, Ovie just knocked Ingram out of the game with a slapshot to the face. Amazing.

i keep seeing your name..... in these threads, in my dreams....

 

[WarriorofTime]

Tied and surpassed Stevens, Beliveau and Alfredsson to move to 56th all time in career assists.

 

[M2Beezy]

Three assist game what a machine

 

[kugelbahn]

First 3A game in 247 games!

OV also moved to solo 11th spot in all-time points and solo 56th spot in all-time assists.

 

[banks]

Three assist game what a machine

Yep. And 2 of them were 3rd period at even strength to equalize from 2 goals down.

People chirping about empty netters need to stuff it. This guy is not a one trick pony. He's a leader, a gamer, and a constant offensive catalyst. Ovie rocks.

 

[Mulletman]

Ovechkin still has playmaking ability. It's kind of sad that the caps GM has done a terrible job surrounding Ovechkin with talent through the years. I mean Forsberg for Erat, what was that?! If Ovechkin had even half as good a GM as Pittsburgh has had, Ovechkin would easily have another 100 assists right now...

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Ovechkin still has playmaking ability. It's kind of sad that the caps GM has done a terrible job surrounding Ovechkin with talent through the years. I mean Forsberg for Erat, what was that?! If Ovechkin had even half as good a GM as Pittsburgh has had, Ovechkin would easily have another 100 assists right now...

Caps only missed the playoffs 4 times in 19 seasons... they always had decent teams.

 

[Block]

Yep. And 2 of them were 3rd period at even strength to equalize from 2 goals down.

People chirping about emty netters need to stuff it. This guy is not a one trick pony. He's a leader, a gamer, and a constant offensive catalyst. Ovie rocks.

The tying goal he pretty much bounced the puck off Wilson to score.

 

[Randyne]

solo 56th spot in all-time assists.

solo #41 spot in all-time assist adjusted
almost got 4th assist on the last minute in OT

 

[Mulletman]

Caps only missed the playoffs 4 times in 19 seasons... they always had decent teams.

Yes, decent but not elite! Where's Ovechkin's Kessel, Hossa, Iginla, Jokinen, Carter and so on... ?! Ovechkin has done all the heavy lifting himself after 2010...

 

[BallardEra]

The tying goal he pretty much bounced the puck off Wilson to score.

Great vision.

 

[kugelbahn]

Ovechkin still has playmaking ability. It's kind of sad that the caps GM has done a terrible job surrounding Ovechkin with talent through the years. I mean Forsberg for Erat, what was that?! If Ovechkin had even half as good a GM as Pittsburgh has had, Ovechkin would easily have another 100 assists right now...

Yeah, not too many goals scorers, here is a full list of Caps 30 goals scorers in 20 years, all 5 of them. Only Sema had multiple, and only Osh after 2010...

 

[EroCaps]

if Ovy stays healthy and plays out his contract next year he’s finishing #1 overall in goals (with over 900) and top 10 in points.

 

[Calicaps]

Random, but one of my favorite Ovie games, which gets no love in his highlights, was a January 2010 (I think) tilt in Toronto. He scored 1 goal, in the first minute--and Gord and Pierre lost their minds--but he had four primary assists (5 points total) and made an amazing defensive play. Caps won 6-1. Anyone else remember that game? Side note: I miss NHL Vault so much.

 

[Block]

Random, but one of my favorite Ovie games, which gets no love in his highlights, was a January 2010 (I think) tilt in Toronto. He scored 1 goal, in the first minute--and Gord and Pierre lost their minds--but he had four assists (5 points) and made an amazing defensive play. Caps won 6-1. Anyone else remember that game? Side note: I miss NHL Vault so much.

My favorite was the Habs game where they broke his nose and he want ham on them.