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NHL: Alexander Ovechkin 5 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky's 894 goal record

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  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ovechkin now sits at 885 goals.

    Needs 9 to tie Gretzky and 10 to pass him. Needs 15 goals to be the 1st ever to reach 900 NHL goals.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,562 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I checked out a list and it looks like Ovechkin may be able to have the best goal scoring season by an age 39 player. Looks like Howe scored 39 goals at age 39. Ovechkin has 32 currently for 2nd best at age 39. at his pace, it looks like he may become the first 39 year old to score 40

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    I checked out a list and it looks like Ovechkin may be able to have the best goal scoring season by an age 39 player. Looks like Howe scored 39 goals at age 39. Ovechkin has 32 currently for 2nd best at age 39. at his pace, it looks like he may become the first 39 year old to score 40

    He has 20 games left he will break 40 goals and break the record as well is my guess. 900 goals may have to wait till next season.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,380 ✭✭✭✭✭

    he is a pierre larouche wannabe

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ovechkin now sits at 886 goals.

    Needs 8 to tie Gretzky and 9 to pass him. Needs 14 goals to be the 1st ever to reach 900 NHL goals.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ovechkin now sits at 887 goals.

    Needs 7 to tie Gretzky and 8 to pass him. Needs 13 goals to be the 1st ever to reach 900 NHL goals.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,785 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wonder if the record breaking score event will be geared so he breaks the record in front of the home crowd.

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  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    Wonder if the record breaking score event will be geared so he breaks the record in front of the home crowd.

    Time will tell.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He is now at 888 goals needing 7 more to pass Gretzky.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • bgrbgr Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭✭✭

    doesn't count... he's not Canadian!

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bgr said:
    doesn't count... he's not Canadian!

    As a Canadian I agree but it is what it is. Records fall like #99 said himself.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 22, 2025 4:35PM

    Not sure he will get it done this season.

    12 games left this season and needs 7 goals that is asking a lot.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ovechkin now sits at 889 goals.

    Needs 5 to tie Gretzky and 6 to pass him. Needs 11 goals to be the 1st ever to reach 900 NHL goals.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,562 ✭✭✭✭✭

    this is going to go right down to the wire, if he does it this season that is. I think he gets it done.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,380 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    this is going to go right down to the wire, if he does it this season that is. I think he gets it done.

    Tonya harding moment any day know

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,562 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bronco2078 said:

    @craig44 said:
    this is going to go right down to the wire, if he does it this season that is. I think he gets it done.

    Tonya harding moment any day know

    "why me...why me!"

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I doubt he will have 6 goals in the last 10 games could happen but I think we will not see the record broken till next season.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ovechkin now sits at 890 goals.

    Needs 4 to tie Gretzky and 5 to pass him. Needs 10 goals to be the 1st ever to reach 900 NHL goals.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,562 ✭✭✭✭✭

    man, he is getting so close

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • lanemyer85lanemyer85 Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭

    @TheGoonies1985 said:
    I doubt he will have 6 goals in the last 10 games could happen but I think we will not see the record broken till next season.

    don't underestimate Ovi's ability to hop over the boards to hunt empty netters in closing time to pad his goal count (22.2% of his goals are empty netters this season).

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lanemyer85 said:

    @TheGoonies1985 said:
    I doubt he will have 6 goals in the last 10 games could happen but I think we will not see the record broken till next season.

    don't underestimate Ovi's ability to hop over the boards to hunt empty netters in closing time to pad his goal count (22.2% of his goals are empty netters this season).

    Whatever it takes I suppose.

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,990 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 30, 2025 9:28PM

    Gretzky WHL + NHL goals = 1072

    And over 3000 points combined

    NFL: Buffalo Bills & Green Bay Packers

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