Now that Alexander Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s All-Time NHL goals record, it’s time for us to start speculating who could be the one to dethrone Ovechkin. And currently, in the NHL, there is only one player that is on pace to do so…and his name is Auston Matthews.
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Matthews is a Bum..!! Like the Toronto Marshmallows they dissappear every time the playoffs start..!!
1238 I highly doubt Matthews will break whatever number Ovechkin eventually retires with. He's just not as durable as Ovi and his pace will probably slow down considerably as he enters his mid-thirties. Also, who knows how many more Gretzky would've had if he hadn't retired when he did. Regardless, Ovi now only needs another 1238 assists to catch Gretzky in that department. So whether or not Matthews can catch Ovechkin, neither will ever come close to the Great One's total points.
Lemieux .75 goals per game. Ovi would still be chasing his record of 1000 plus goals if only
Never gonna break the record. He’s playing in Toronto that’s why.
The chain is crazy 💀💀💀
No way 👎🏻
Absolutely overrated
15 games he has missed this season…..TO A FUCKING BROKEN LEG. Not some tendonitis or something simple. BUT TO A BROKEN LEG REPAIRED WITH METAL RODS….gtfo Austin stands no chance.
matthews is shit bro, he has no chance
Austin Leon and Conor are gunning hard for that record and so many others.
Your stats are way off.. Ovechkin has missed 75 games in NHL career.
As a capitals fan and obviously an Ovechkin fan, I would be OK if Matthews broke it? I like him, but I was gonna say it if you didn’t say it? His durability?! I mean he’s literally missed almost a full season when you add all his games missed so far that’s huge! Now the rest of his career, could he stay healthy? Well absolutely but he could wind up being a player that a decade from now. Everybody says… What if he would’ve stayed healthy but again, even as a capitals fan, I wouldn’t have a problem if he broke the GR8’s record! I think it’s good for hockey! I have friends and acquaintances who don’t pay any mind to hockey, but they did when it came to this? And that’s how you get more people to like a sport! Aka Hockey! ❤❤
Matthews is more than 50 goals behind where ovechkin was with this number of games and he'a already been hurt a lot more than ovechkin was. Matthews isnt touching ovechkins record
I want him to have a few more 50 goal seasons
No, he will raise the average and break Gretzky goals in a season 92 10 times while winning the next 5 Stanley cups all with the leafs go leafs go go leafs go go leafs go
Awesome video… really makes you think. And agree. That sprawling goal #32 was the best goal I have seen scored. Right up there with Bobby Orr's 'flying goal' against the Blues way back when.
Matthews is way too injury prone… only REAL CHANCE for a player to break Ovi’s record is Draisaitl … German engineering built to last
The clip or Ovi fuckin flying away caught me so off guard i had to watch it again.
No he doesn’t break it
I love hokiy
he will not
Do I hope he beats it. Yes. But it’s to big of a “What if” and I already do that in my head for Crosby. Guesstimating how many points Sid may have if we didn’t lose him for all those games and seasons with concussions and etc. there’s a good chance Sid could of broken crazy records too lol and maybe still could but he would have to play til Chelios age lol.
Not even in the same league!
True true true, that goal you mentioned will always be THAT Ovi goal to me too 😀 I think it is for many.
Let Ovi enjoy his record, though I hope Matthews will break it in a few years down the road. We did have a long enough drought of 30 years xD
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Ain't nobody beating Alex the goat Ovechkin ever. Way to hard to score on the league. Grets was shooting at soccer nets with ting goals
Yes yes yes yes!!!,,,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I said it before: The Goal was a ritual of dark magic, with past, present and future goals leaders being part of it.
He can definitely break it n as a Leafs fan I hope he does but yea he will have to stay healthy in order to do so
I believe Austin can do it
My boy gots 401 now
saying ovechkin "only" had 391 goals to matthews' 398 in the same amount of games when its a 7 goal difference
MY MAN HIT THE SEX NUMBER FOR THE HELL OF IT NICE
Great videos man. Keep it up
Not if he keeps putting up numbers like he did this year
No he wont. Not durable enough, unlikely to play that long and even more unlikely to keep that pace.
Not the only one. Just the most likely.
Yes
Classless move on the Leaves part to take the C off Tavares and give it to Cactus.
Capn Underpants.
Real leaders defer glory.
Matthews needs Marner with him to beat Ovi's record…
Matthews is becoming more of a playmaker as he matures; and he's injury-prone. He won't break this record.
But will Matthew's have the durability i doubt it
if 2 players break the record in relatively same era it will really call into question the relevance of all of the reflexive statements about how it was so much easier to score goals back in the day…
Statistically Matthews should get the record. In reality though, he is already slow compared to most players, as he ages that will only get worse.
Nowadays you see Ovechkin sitting "in his office" and being fed the puck, whereas you used to see him carry the puck. Matthews is almost already that stage.
Before I get flagged as a Matthews hater, I've been saying he could beat the record Ovechkin sets before he even set it. In the same number of games it was just 7 goals difference, but right now it's roughly a 0.30% scoring difference which shows Ovi slowed down, and so should Matthews.
auston matthews my favorite player is THE GOAT!!!
Still hasn't beat Gordie Howes combined WHA/NHL record.
Nope
Oh God Please!!! Do it !!! Ovechkin sets up in same place every single time!! Great that it works for him, but Gretzky was dangerous from every angle.
The thing that sets Ovechkin apart is that he continued potting 50 every year well into his 30s.