Aleksandr Ovechkin has scored against 165 different goalkeepers in 18 seasons.
Aleksandr Ovechkin is the third player to reach the 800th goal milestone. PDO
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Alexander Ovechkin is again one marker closer Wayne Gretzky as the best scorer of all time. On Wednesday night, the Russian made a hat trick in the net of the Chicago Blackhawks.
The third goal was the 800th goal of the 37-year-old’s NHL career. Only two players have crossed the same threshold before him. Of them Gordie Howe is now within reach of the goal. Gretzky’s goal record is 94 shots away.
The historic three-goal streak was born in the away arena at the United Center. Still, hats flew onto the ice, and the goal gun received tributes from both the away crowd and the Blackhawks players. At the end of the evening, the happy Russian wanted to put another good spin on it. He donated his stick to the little Capitals fan who came to watch the away game.
At the same time, Ovechkin crossed the 20-goal mark for the season for the 18th time in a row. There are two players ahead of the Russian in this statistic as well. Brendan Shanahan has reached the achievement 19 times and Howe 22 times in a row.
Ovechkin’s scoring spree that began in 2005 has seen 165 different goalkeepers surrender to his devastating shot. The third all-time goal scorer has scored for all NHL organizations of his time.
If the statistics do not include the most recent expansion teams Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights, the “Great Eight” has scored at least ten goals for each organization. The goalies of the Winnipeg Jets and Atlanta Thrashers have dug the most Ovechkin’s goals out of the net, with 51 cages.
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Gretzky approaches
The preservation of Ovechkin’s goal magic is also indicated by the fact that, measured in games, he was by far the fastest player to complete the 700th goal to the 800th goal. Gretzky spent 231 games on the line. It took Howe 256 games to reach his 800th goal.
Over the past seven years, Ovechkin has scored goals at an average of 0.6 goals per game. If the same pace is maintained, Gretzky’s all-time goal record will be passed in the first half of the 2024-2025 season. At least there are no signs of slowing down in the pace of the 37-year-old.
Ovechkin has also been questionably in the public eye this year, when he has campaigned unhindered Vladimir Putin, even though Russia invaded Ukraine last February. Ovechkin, who serves as one of the NHL’s cover photos, uses a joint picture with Putin as his profile picture on Instagram.