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Yes indeed, it was eight goal scoreless games at the back of Gretzky's career.
Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Passed some guy named Wayne, now NHL goalscoring leader (895 !!!)
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Gretzky scored #894 in his 1476th game from what I saw somebody said.
Thanks. But still, it's extremely close between the two of them.
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With Drai out for the season, that would've won him another rocket.
Definitely his brother and Dad. He did it from the start of his career for Sergei.
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Anyone think OV could somehow get 9 more in 6 games to hit 50 for a 10th time?!
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As a big OV fan, I doubt it. But butterflies say maybe.
As a former rec league goalie myself, I'd have no problem with it (unless it was a garbage goal I let in). In fact, I think it would be cool to be a part of history like that.
I mean, if I'm letting in at least 1-2 goals a game, would be cool for one of them to be something important. I'd do everything in my power to prevent it from happening, but if it did I'd be a good sport about it.
Lol. I don't even know what you're talking about. Only part i really watched was Milbury busting Ovi's balls for half assing it.
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Man you expect records such as this to fall when someone is breaking it is just chugging along and logging games to be able to break this kind of record.
BUT he is on top of his game still with 40 goals and captaining the best team in the EAST.
Hats off to Alex Ovechkin....
CONGRATS!!!
BUT he is on top of his game still with 40 goals and captaining the best team in the EAST.
Hats off to Alex Ovechkin....
CONGRATS!!!
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Yeah he’s said he’ll play out his contract but after that he’s headed home to Russia and will sign with his old club Dynamo Moscow starting with the ‘26-‘27 season.
So next year will be his last in the NHL.
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With what's going on with Ovi this season, he's got to be in Hart contention, right?
Oates was an awful coach for a team but he did wonders for Ovi's personal career. He doesn't get anywhere close to the record without Oates.
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Honestly? I don't think he should win it, but he deserves some votes.
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Stunning that Adam Proteau still has a job.
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I was fortunate enough to see Ovie tie the legend himself (Maurice) at the Bell Center. At this point, he had just secured #544. That was in 2016/17. Best part : I brought my grand-dad with me. He was 86 at the time. When he has a young student in MTL in the 50s, he actually saw the Rocket play, along with Boum Boum Geoffrion, Doug Harvey, Butch Bouchard, etc. So I'll always find it so cool to have seen Ovie tie Richard at the Bell.
That being said, it feels like all this was AGES ago when the great 8 passed that 544 mark. Now he's almost at freaking 900. He's a f***ing beast to manage to get to that even after his prime. And the best part : my grand-dad is still alive, witnessing greatness at 94 years old. Can't wait to call him on the phone tomorrow and discuss this. Vive Ovechkin. Vive le hockey.
That being said, it feels like all this was AGES ago when the great 8 passed that 544 mark. Now he's almost at freaking 900. He's a f***ing beast to manage to get to that even after his prime. And the best part : my grand-dad is still alive, witnessing greatness at 94 years old. Can't wait to call him on the phone tomorrow and discuss this. Vive Ovechkin. Vive le hockey.
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If he actually plays, I don't think he would do that, he is too competitive.
But if they are planning to rest him for load management, I wonder if they would do it at that game to increase the chances he breaks it at home. I doubt it happens, because with how the NHL has marketed this I think that would sort of ruin the party. They still got him tying the record at home, and they would get to have his triumphant return right after breaking it.
The prices that people are paying tonight for tickets are crazy because of how there is no assurance he breaks it, let alone no guarantee that he plays. Some people have paid 1k per seat. Hopefully he breaks it and you have a great experience.
We had Washington in Ottawa late January, so I saw him score from the second row for $60. Can't complain about that. Probably the only time in my life I'll ever be happy to see someone score one against the Sens, but maybe my opinion would have changed it the Sens lost that one.
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What a crazy situation for Ryan Leonard to drop into.
Zero chance he/the Caps do that
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The one-timer only became a thing until Oates became the coach. He wanted to put him on the right wing to spark him, presumably and I think, it led to a power-play whereby his assignment as a left-circle power-play turret. Of course, based on recent experience, this wasn't his end-all-be-all.
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- Most NHL career goals - 894 (tied with Wayne Gretzky)
- Most NHL goal scoring titles: Nine
- Most empty net goals
- Most goals scored by a left wing in a career
- Most goals for a single team
- Most goals scored on the road in a career
- Most goals scored by a left wing in a season – 65 (2007–08)
- Most goals by a Russian-born player
- Most career power play goals
- Most career game-opening goals
- Most career game-winning goals
- Most career overtime goals
- Most consecutive 30-goal seasons – 15 (tied with Mike Gartner and Jaromír Jágr)
- Most career 30-goal seasons – 18
- Most career 40-goal seasons – 14
- Most career 45-goal seasons – 12
- Most career 50-goal seasons – 9 (tied with Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky)
- Fastest overtime goal – 6 seconds on 15 December 2006 versus Atlanta Thrashers (tied with Mats Sundin and David Legwand)
- Most goalies scored in in NHL history
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That won’t happen but I wouldn’t be surprised if Roy (and Sorokin) treat this game like a personal challenge to keep Ovi off the scoresheet.
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