Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the vital heralded gamers in NHL historical past. The legendary ahead already has a ton of information on the NHL historical past books, however there’s another nonetheless to go that might put him within the pantheon of all-time greats.
Ovechkin is on the verge of changing into the NHL’s all-time objectives chief, and he can cross Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894 through the 2024-25 common season. The Capitals standout at present has 875 profession objectives, so must rack up 20 extra objectives this season with a purpose to prime Gretzky’s report.
The 2023-24 marketing campaign proved to be a mortal one for Ovechkin the place scored 31 objectives, his lowest complete in a full-length season since he netted 32 within the 2012-13 season. Ovechkin did have simply 24 objectives in 2020-21, however that season was shortened as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Ovechkin scored 42 objectives through the 2022-23 season, and has tallied a minimum of 41 objectives in 13 of his 19 NHL seasons.
Ovechkin at present has tallied 1,584 factors (875 objectives, 709 assists) in his skilled profession. He made much more historical past in 2023-24 when he registered an NHL report 18th 30-goal season, passing Mike Gartner’s 17 for the glory.
Ovechkin recorded an empty-net objective in a 3-0 win towards the Seattle Kraken on Jan. 23 to convey himself inside 20 objectives of breaking Gretzky’s report.
At this season’s tempo, given well being, Ovechkin would surpass “The Nice One” earlier than the tip of the common season.
Ovechkin will doubtless proceed to be a longtime drive on the Capitals’ prime power-play unit, so there figures to be loads of goal-scoring alternatives. He, clearly, has gotten off to a a lot hotter begin than he did a yr in the past when he recorded simply 5 objectives over the primary two months of the season.
CBS Sports activities will maintain monitor of Ovechkin’s objectives all through the season and maintain tabs on how shut he’s to eclipsing Gretzky’s all-time report.
