Alexander Ovechkin surpasses Wayne Gretzky with 899 goals

Alexander Ovechkin (40) precocious became the grounds holder for the fig of goals scored successful the NHL; helium present has 899, surpassing the legendary Wayne Gretzky (894 goals).

The Muscovite, the archetypal prime of the 2004 NHL draft, is the archetypal subordinate to attack the 900-goal mark. In the lucifer of his Washington Capitals against the Columbus Blue Jackets (5:1), helium scored a extremity and added an assist, approaching that awesome record.

In the adjacent lucifer against the Ottawa Senators, helium volition play his 1,500th game. lucifer for the aforesaid team, which is an accomplishment achieved by lone 7 players successful the past of the league earlier him.

– "It's a peculiar infinitesimal for maine and my family. I'm blessed to person played truthful galore games and for the aforesaid team. It's thing special. When you participate the league, you privation to play arsenic galore games arsenic possible; 1,500 is simply a beauteous large number," said Ovechkin.

Patrick Marleau tops the database successful appearances, but Ovechkin has a chance

However, erstwhile looking astatine the full fig of games played, the Capitals near helping is not among the apical 20 players. At the apical is Patrick Marleau (46) with 1,779 matches; helium played from 1997 to 2021, a full of 23 seasons.

If Ovechkin continues for different 3 oregon 4 seasons, that grounds won't beryllium retired of scope either.

The precocious Gordie Howe, nicknamed "Mr. Hockey", holds the grounds for astir games played for 1 squad – 1,687 for the Detroit Red Wings. He was the archetypal to play 1,500 matches, people 1,000 goals and is the grounds holder for the fig of seasons played, unneurotic with Chris Chelios – 26.

The 40-year-old Russian is good connected his mode to breaking galore records, but helium has already entered the past of this sport. Even if helium is not the archetypal successful the fig of appearances successful this competition, helium is surely a fable and a relation exemplary for galore generations.

However, it is definite that his tendency is to beryllium the archetypal successful assorted aspects of the game, truthful we person nary uncertainty that helium volition bash everything to interruption different record.