Alex Ovechkin

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FOCO has created a new 802 goals bobblehead of Ovechkin that features the Capitals captain in a shooting pose. The Capitals’ Weagle logo and Ovechkin’s name are also included. Not even a little bit. Note: RMNB will get a tiny percentage of anything purchased through the following FOCO links in this article. On the back, the full GR8 Chase logo is featured. It’s one of the easiest ways to support the site.

Alex Ovechkin has moved into sole possession of second on the NHL's all-time goals list, so what is his path from here to first? It's entirely within his ...

NHL teams combined to average 6.28 goals per game last season -- the highest rate of Ovechkin's career. Whatever Ovechkin finishes with in April, when the 2023-24 season begins he will be a 38-year-old player with three years left on his contract. Would back-to-back 50-goal seasons at age 39 and 40 be out of the question? That was always the key to this chase: Ovechkin was going to have to make up the ground on Gretzky late in his career. What if Ovechkin does hit his pace this season and winds up with 51 goals? It's likely Ovechkin will pass Gretzky eventually, and then become the only player to ever score 900 times in his NHL career. In 2017-18, when Ovechkin scored the 600th of his career, we noted he would need to average 36.875 goals per season through his age-40 year to eclipse Gretzky's 894 by one. How could anyone break this Gretzky record, given goals overall are down from that era, goalie equipment has expanded and team defence has become much more structured? And while Ovechkin's career has played out in an era when goal scoring has risen out of the depths of the Dead Puck, offence still pales compared to the high-flying '80s. But, really, it might be more reasonable to expect Ovechkin will outperform that average now. The Capitals have 46 games remaining this season and if we "conservatively" put him down for another 18 tallies, he'd finish 2022-23 with 820 career goals. This season, the now-37-year-old has scored 22 times in 36 games.

As Alex Ovechkin eyes Wayne Gretzky, a look at some of sports' unbreakable records ... Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals was once considered ...

6, 1995](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/orioles/longterm/memories/cal/articles/launch/rip2131a.htm?itid=lk_inline_manual_2&itid=lk_inline_manual_26). A knee injury in Karl Malone’s age-40 season derailed his quest to break Abdul-Jabbar’s record, leading him to retire 1,459 points shy of the mark in 2005. The Iron Man played two more seasons without missing a game until finally [deciding it “was time”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/orioles/longterm/1998/streakends/articles/ripken21.htm?itid=lk_inline_manual_26) to take a day off. Stockton led the league in assists in nine consecutive seasons from 1987-88 to 1995-96. [complete games among active pitchers](https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/CG_active.shtml) is St. [after Ovechkin recorded a hat trick](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/13/alex-ovechkin-800-goals-gordie-howe/?isMobile=1&itid=lk_inline_manual_4) to become just the third player in NHL history to reach 800 goals. The longest streak since Ripken’s ended belongs to Miguel Tejada, who played in 1,152 straight games from 2000 to 2007. Young pitched at least 36 complete games in 11 of his 22 seasons, and he finished with 103 more complete games than Pud Galvin, who is second on the list. Young’s records for starts (815), wins (511) and losses (315) are probably untouchable, too. With 1,921 points in 246 more games, Jaromir Jagr is a distant second on the career list. For years after he retired in 1970, goaltender Terry Sawchuk’s record of 445 wins seemed untouchable. The next-closest active goalie is 38-year-old Marc-Andre Fleury with 72.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Alex Ovechkin for fantasy hockey. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin passed Gordie Howe for second on…

Source: Ovechkin tied Howe with 18:22 played in the first period and then moved past him with an empty-netter near the end of the game. He also had one assist in the contest.

Washington Captials star Alex Ovechkin scored goals 801 and 802 on Friday night to move into second place on the NHL career list.

It made it more special for Ovechkin to have wife Nastya and his sons in attendance. “There is something good about what he does offensively when the goalie is out of the net, as well,” Laviolette said. “To see the puck go in was just relief, I’m sure, from everyone.” “You’ve been a pleasure to watch.” “I give it to Kuzy and he’s like, ‘I don’t want to take it.’ But after that, it’s special.” “Still a long way.”

The NHL announced on Saturday morning that Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has been named the first star of the week. Ovechkin was also named ...

He closed the week with two assists in a 5-2 triumph over the Edmonton Oilers Dec. Pettersson tied for the League lead in assists and points with 2-5—7 in two games to help lift theCanucks (15-15-3, 33 points) to a 2-1-0 week. He returned to the lineup with 2-3—5, including three points in the third period capped by a game-tying goal with 1:20 remaining in regulation, in an eventual 6-5 shootout win over the Seattle Kraken Dec. 21 followed by a 37-save performance in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators Dec. He opened the week by stopping all 26 shots he faced to record his 10th career shutout in a 1-0 shootout win over the New York Islanders Dec. He opened the week with an assist on the Washington marker that kick-started a multi-goal comeback in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings Dec.

The Washington Capitals star scored goals 801 and 802 Friday night to move into second place on the NHL career list. Only Wayne Gretzky, with 894 goals, ...

It made it more special for Ovechkin to have wife Nastya and his sons in attendance. "To see the puck go in was just relief, I'm sure, from everyone." "You've been a pleasure to watch." "I think it's just to show respect, and it's history for them as well," Ovechkin said. "I give it to Kuzy and he's like, 'I don't want to take it.' But after that, it's special." "Step by step, guys," Ovechkin said after posing with sons Sergei and Ilya and the milestone pucks.

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Alex Ovechkin: “You never thought like it was going to happen when you come to the league – you going to beat any Gordie Howe record or Wayne Gretzky record or any record. Still right now it’s time to spend time with the family. I want to say thanks to all my teammates who I play, coaches for the trust, for the opportunity to be out there in different situations. A game is a game but as soon as the whistle blows, you know it’s all about hockey. I was like, sooner or later it’s going to come.” I give it to Kuzy and he’s like I don’t want to take it. “Going to the bar right now,” Ovechkin said to media. I’m lucky enough to be able to stay healthy, be able to score so many goals. On the empty netter, you didn’t want to score it. It’s nice to be in this category of players and it’s pretty cool.” It’s a history moment. It’s pretty big.