Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Countdown to 894 (Continued)

[Midnight Judges]

39 yo Ovie stubbornly refusing to not score.

 

[ViD]

Apparently the league moved the CBJ WSH game to 1 pm to be shown on national TV

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

Consistency, longevity, persistence despite lockouts and shortened seasons...

He's the greatest scorer ever. A natural born goal scorer.

 

[BallardEra]

30 goals in 42 games at the age of 39.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Apparently the league moved the CBJ WSH game to 1 pm to be shown on national TV

I hate that he might get the record that day and Joe Beninati might not call it because of National TV. He should be calling all the caps games from here on out.

 

[ViD]

I hate that he might get the record that day and Joe Beninati might not call it because of National TV. He should be calling all the caps games from here on out.

Would be very fitting since Ovie scored 2 first career goals against Columbus

 

[1989]

Next year, I want Ovechkin to score 40 goals in 40 games as a 40 year old. Just to crush the haters.

 

[Lou Sassole]

30 goals in 42 games at the age of 39.

That is nuts.

 

[M2Beezy]

Unfrickin real

 

[Greatzsky 99]

You should start a Canadian only league.

Could be an all american League soon, juudging comments im reading,

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Broken record at this point but the dude is just incredible and I will continue to enjoy every shift he plays in the NHL for as long as it lasts.

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

I hate that he might get the record that day and Joe Beninati might not call it because of National TV. He should be calling all the caps games from here on out.

It needs to be Joe. The national announcers?

 

[Midnight Judges]

It needs to be Joe. The national announcers?

Joe is simply the best there is. He always has the best calls for the biggest moments.

It's gotta be Joe. NHL needs to make it happen.

 

[TJHKY]

 

[HoweFan]

You should start a Canadian only league.

We may have to

 

[andrjusha]

Goal number 883 and one more added to my live OV goals counter of 23.

11 to go!

 

[Dingo]

Next year, I want Ovechkin to score 40 goals in 40 games as a 40 year old. Just to crush the haters.

"Wahhhhhhh, he doesnt pass!!"

 

[vaspa]

30th of the season puts him 11 away. Incredible how he’s hit 30 having missed 2 months and with 20+ games left.

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Ovie will beat the record and then the great goalscoring question will be who can ever beat Gartner's moustache as the best moustache with 700 goals.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Joe is simply the best there is. He always has the best calls for the biggest moments.

It's gotta be Joe. NHL needs to make it happen.

Other than Kenny Albert and Bob Wischusen, I don't like any of the announcers. Joe B has been calling Ovechkin since he was a rookie. That's like saying contractors do the work and the Mayor sees all the benefits and contractors get scraps.

I feel the same way about the World Series or any championship game. At least with Baseball, there is still radio, but the home announcers deserve to call a big moment like this. I hope the NHL gets it done because it will be criminal if we have to hear ESPN, who hasn't had the NHL for very long in this second run, just botch it, which they will do.

 

[SuperScript29]

I really hope Ovechkin doesn't retire until he cracks 900+ goals.

 

[ViD]

I really hope Ovechkin doesn't retire until he cracks 900+ goals.

He only needs 17 goals to get to 900 and he’s got one more year on his contract. He will be fine

 

[Kingsfan1]

Very sad to see it.
Hopefully a Canadian some day will have this record again.
Perhaps McDavid?

Lol really ? Da fawk ?!? I love seeing it as a hockey fan im ecstatic it’s happening in our time and infront of our eyes we are witnessing history . The guy is literally a fawkin Russian Machine #1 in goals to be and top 3-5 in hits ? Thats insaneeee ! Hes a Bull an amazing player

That said my favorite player of all time are Luc Robitaille and Mario Lemieux and if Mario never had his issues no one would be talking about Gretzky i truly believe he was going to break every single record Gretzky had or atleast most of them . 690 goals in 900 games to boot

I really hope Ovechkin doesn't retire until he cracks 900+ goals.

I want him to go for 1,000 tbh

 

[Khrox]

I really hope Ovechkin doesn't retire until he cracks 900+ goals.

I hope he plays until 1000 goals. Like legitimately, scores his 1000th goal, and just leaves the ice and retires there, mid game. Kicker is, I don't think any of his team mates would be mad at it.

 

[User9992]

39 years old Ovi has 30 goals in 42 games.

 

[BallardEra]

He's now second in goals for most ever in an age 39 season:

39-Year Old NHL Players - Regular Season Stats

39-year old NHL player stats. NHL player statistics segmented by age group.

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