He has 261 more goals than the next guy in 150 more games and 2000+ more SOG.
He has more goals, in part to those reasons and more PPG by playing way more minutes on the PP as well.
look Ovi is the best goal scorer of all time but let's not pretend that he doesn't have some advantages over other players as well in scoring goals, ie primary focus, SOG and PP TOI, the stats are pretty clear to see this.
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You always say this, and always ignore the context.
Primary focus: Because he's the best goal scorer in NHL history, and on his team. Of course his team will make him the focus, just like other teams focus on trying to stop him.
SOG: You always act like total raw SOG is a bad thing, despite ignoring the following:
-> Distance he shoots the puck from: He shoots often from very far away, of course he will have lower shooting %'s than guys who shoot on average from closer up. It makes it an apples to oranges comparison.
-> Getting a shot off is a skill. Ovechkin is one of the best at being able to get a shot off quickly, and making it dangerous. There's going to be tons of opportunities where if Ovi is in a certain position or scenario, he can get an effective shot off, but most other players couldn't. It's the same for your boy Sid and being able to make passes in areas that others couldn't.
-> Getting a shot off despite it being a "nothing" play can still be a good thing. It can create rebounds, force defensive movement etc.
PP TOI: You still always make this argument and ALWAYS ignore context
-> 2nd unit: Ovechkin spends more time on the 2nd PP unit than any other elite stars do. That will inherently lower his rate stats despite higher raw time.
-> Most importantly, the PP strategy/deployment: Ovechkins unique skillset allows him to essentially be dangerous without exerting any energy. His one-timer is such a threat that he can do NOTHING and force PK'ers to either shadow him and give up a 4-on-3 , or to leave him open. This allows him to stay out longer without reducing his effectiveness. There are NOT many players (if any) that have this ability. If you swap Ovi for a different elite player, the Caps would have to switch up their process to adapt for different skillsets, and that player that was swapped out would not be able to stay out for as long as Ovi does and still be effective. The fact that you continue to act ignorant to this (despite it being brought up so many times) shows you have an agenda you want to stick to.
Sure, he scores more because he focuses on that and he is the all time leading powerplay scorer. Agreed!
