Alexander Ovechkin's hunt for The Great One is nearing its final stages. Ovi needs 22 more goals to pass Wayne Gretzky and become the NHL's all-time leading scorer with 895 points.
Not only is Ovechkin on pace to break the record, he's also likely to do it before Gretzky. It took Ovechkin 1,487 career games to set the record in 1999, and given Ovechkin's 20 goals in 28 games this season, he will reach the mark by 1,454 games. If you're a gambler, the Capitals forward will break the NHL's all-time scoring record on April 1st in Boston.
Over the past 20 years in the NHL, no one has been a better, more consistent scorer than Ovechkin. The only player to score 20 goals in a season for 20 years in a row is the legendary Gordie Howe, but Ovi surpassed that record five days ago.
But as amazing as Ovechkin was as a scorer, this entire chase highlighted exactly how amazing Gretzky's career in the National Hockey League was. Although his goal record will drop this year, there is nothing There is also a possibility that he could touch the points record.
Over his career, Ovechkin has 709 assists to 873 goals. This is a staggering 1,254 fewer people than The Great One. The only active hockey players in the top 25 in points are Sidney Crosby (9th) and Ovechkin (12th), and both are training more than 1,000 points behind Gretzky.
Goal records will go down and it will be a moment of jubilation when a hockey record is set for the first time in decades, but just remember when it happens. no one We're going to get Gretzky.
