Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Passed some guy named Wayne, now NHL goalscoring leader (895 !!!)

[Strangle]

For the people who have been following this chase for the last 4-5 seasons and it looked like such a long shot but still a possibility, nothing cooler than this has happened in hockey.

Ovechkin is the GOAT

The way he’s doing this in one year and not just ‘compiling” kills arguments against his GOATness

 

[BallardEra]

He has 64 goals in his last 96 games after turning around his season last year in late January of 2024.

 

[Warden of the North]

Incredible. Nothing else to say.

 

[edog37]

For the people who have been following this chase for the last 4-5 seasons and it looked like such a long shot but still a possibility, nothing cooler than this has happened in hockey.

Ovechkin is the GOAT

The way he’s doing this in one year and not just ‘compiling” kills arguments against his GOATness

Maybe all time goal scorer, but barely cracks Top 10 GOAT as a player.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I would have been so f***ing mad if I missed it.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Congrats Alex....

But I can't get over how much older than Gretz you look.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Ovechkin should retire after this season with 899 goals
Would be a great number (the great eight + the great one)

Nah, he has to break 900. It's right there.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Congrats Alex....

But I can't get over how much older than Gretz you look.

Gretzky looks like a soggy Temu version of Gretzky.

 

[koyvoo]

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

The greed is hilarious

 

[GlitchMarner]

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.

Oates played with Hull when he had his 86 goal season. It's probably reasonable to assume he taught Ovechkin some of Hull's tricks.

 

[Caps8112]

ovi a little choked up in his locker room speech to his team. i like the thanks he gives to everyone.

also wonder how strome thinks, given he was pretty much signed to try and give ovi another backstrom type player

 

[Dingo]

Back then nobody thought it was possible

wow. Obviously I am aware that Milbury is an idiot, but this is special. He went Full Milbury.

- he got highsticked in the mouth
- he was working along the boards and got pushed off the puck
- a winger shifting off whike a goal is scored?? thats gotta happen every night.
- "he just stands there! Someone should figure this out!" funny, for haters thats changed to, "he just stands there! Someone should figure id out!" but with a totally different meaning, as in, "please stop him from scoring... he just stands there!"

 

[authentic]

He's still playing at a high level. He may go after 1000 goals.

In his final season at age 40 he breaks Gretzky’s 92 goals in a season topping 1000 goals. You heard it here first.

 

[Strangle]

I’d like to also bring attention to how much fun Ovechkin has had on and off the ice ever since he came into the league.

This guy is one of those dudes you’d love to hang out with and that cannot be said of all (or even most) great hockey players.

Ovechkin is the type of dude that must just be a blast to do just about anything with.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Gretzky looks like a soggy Temu version of Gretzky.

I have no idea what a soggy Temu is but he's not aging well IMO. He's only 8 years older than me and I was wondering last night after all of the video clips "Damn, am I going to look like that soon?"

 

[BallardEra]

This summer Ovechkin will announce that next season will be his last one in the NHL.

The farewell tour will begin in earnest as the 2025-26 NHL season gets underway and unfolds.

 

[User9992]

Played over 165 minutes in those final 8 games with 14 shots on net.

Gretzky was done by then.

He only had 3 goals in his final 40 career games.

Most of Gretzky's goals were in 80's before turning Wayne 30. His goals numbers went down drastically in 90's after turning 30.

 

[Hotsam Batcho]

Got goosebumps when he tied the record.

 

[BallardEra]

Most of Gretzky's goals were in 80's before turning Wayne 30. His goals numbers went down drastically in 90's after turning 30.

706 goals before 30 for Gretzky and 188 goals past the age of 30.

 

[BallardEra]

We were at McSorley's on Bayview last night here in Toronto with two other buddies watching the game.

I had predicted two goals from Ovechkin with the other friends saying 3 and 4 respectively.

The entire pub wanted that hatty from him.

 

[User9992]

I think it's ridicilous that Ovi is 39 years old yet he scored 41 goals in just 60 games this year.

Gordie Howe is known for aging like a wine but even he needed 76 games to score 44 goals. Which is a record for 39+ y.o. player.

 

[User9992]

706 goals before 30 for Gretzky and 188 goals past the age of 30.

Yep. That's what I said basically.

 

[SkinsFan09]

NHL leaders - Points/60 in all situations

1. Nikita Kucherov
2. Leon Draisatl
3. Nathan MacKinnon
4. Connor McDavid
5. Alex Ovechkin
6. Kirill Kaprizov
7. Jack Eichel
8. Matthew Tkachuk
9. Matt Duchene
10. Jesper Bratt


NHL leaders - Points/60 in 5 vs 5 situations

1. Sean Monahan
2. Nikita Kucherov
3. Jason Robertson
4. Aliaksei Protas
5. Alex Ovechkin
6. Kirill Kaprizov
7. Artemi Panarin
8. Brandon Hagel
9. Leon Draisaitl
10. Sidney Crosby


As great a season as you can ask for at age 39.

 

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