Every day, it’s becoming more and more possible that Alex Ovechkin might just break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record.
At 36, Ovechkin is showing no signs of slowing down. Ovechkin has 18 goals in 20 games to start the 2021-22 NHL season. He’s coming off his 28th career hat trick … Read Full Post >>
Who is the best goal scorer in NHL history? Three weeks ago I adjusted Alex Ovechkin’s goals to see how many he would have hypothetically had through the first 800 games of his career if he had played from 1979-89 (a high-scoring NHL era). I used a statistic I created … Read Full Post >>
Jaromir Jagr gives Wayne Gretzky a hug after Gretzky’s last NHL game on April 18th, 1999. Jagr actually scored the overtime winner in the game and won the Art Ross Trophy that season as well.… Read Full Post >>
As he nears 500 goals, I thought it would be interesting to estimate Alex Ovechkin’s goals in Wayne Gretzky’s era.
Recently, there has been a lot of debate about where Ovechkin stacks when discussing the best scorer in NHL history. His teammate, Brooks Laich says he’s the best sniper … Read Full Post >>
