Now sitting at 857 goals, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to climb the NHL’s all-time goals list. See how he compares goals-wise to NHL legend Wayne Gretzky’s by age!
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People seem to forget that when Gretzky played, goaltending to an extent was just standing there and hoping it hit you. Ovechkin is truly unmatched
Dang, crazy how many goals Gretzky had when he was younger and how many ovi has in his 30’s
Ovi is 39.
Ah but the assists is where gretzky truly shined
Let’s go Gretzky!
Two goals ayway
Nice graphics
Gretzky and Ovechkin have at times made life worth the effort. Was Gretzky mega fan since 80s. Didn’t want him to retire despite almost never scoring goals anymore. I was sur3 the fun was over, but I became a huge Haskell fan for a few seasons before Ovechkin stole my interest in 2007 and beyond.
Interesting how by the graph, gretzky slowed down a little with age and ovechkin stays at the same pace
LA shouldn't have never bought Gretzky . Lol didn't do anything for them. And he was a sore player after moving
Gretz powerplay goals only 200ish and more assist than anyone has points makes Gretz way more impressive than ovi
How does Gretzky start with 27 goals
By my math, Ovi missed out on 26 goals because of all the Covid nonsense. If he misses the record by less than that, I will blame Fauci.
What's really crazy is the percentage difference for the next three players in Ovi's cohort vs Gretzky. No question 99 is the best overall player, but Ovi's goals are much more impressive in the context of the scoring era and also his goal production versus his next three cohorts.
Crosby is 263 goals short of Ovi, Stamkos is 302 goals short and Malkin is 357 short. Gretzky had several players much closer.
I hope Ovi doesn’t break it, but I know he will because I know Ovechkin won’t retire until he gets their record
Should also show the lockout years with the age to get a better picture
The way Ovis been playing lately he won’t beat Wayne Gretzky
In my opinion, Ovi is all around better in everything but passing. Also his goals are way more impressive and he never had protectors but Gretzky did.
Now!! do a similar moving graph comparing them by season, removing seasons stolen by lockout and highlighting seasons shortened by strike or Covid.
Most goals after the age of 30:
1) Howe -383
2) Bucyk – 347
3) Ovechkin – 338
4) Esposito – 337
5) Ratelle – 311
6) Selanne – 305
7) Hull – 299 (Brett)
8) Messier – 280
9) Jagr – 265
10) Mullen – 258
Gretzky played with sleeping donkeys all over the ice. Ovechkin has been scoring amazing goals while laying people out for 20 years.
34 to tie and 35 to break it
860 now. Gonna break the record this season.
Go over
Now let’s do assist😂
Ovechkin also missed two and a half seasons due to lockouts. Race would have been over YEARS ago
Just a matter of time and OVI will beat Gretzky 🎉🎉
80s vs 2000s, not comparable era's. Both ridiculous at scoring
OoooooooooVeeeeeeee!
Yes but no one will ever beat him in points
Ovie's consistency is remarkable
What's wild is the last few years he played, gretzky basically stopped scoring goals. Father time is, in fact, undefeated, and the curve gretzky has there is totally normal. It's remarkable that ovi's is a much straighter line
Ovi has it in the bag
Now ovie got leg broblem😢
Imagine how much further along Ovie would have been if he he had taken off season conditioning seriously earlier in his career.
Hehe
884 now
Obviously the team one plays with influences one's success.