Alex Ovechkin's 19th regular season has ended. Alex Ovechkin currently stands at 1426 games played, and 853 goals. Next season, Alex Ovechkin has to play 61 more games to tie Wayne Gretzky, and score 41 more goals to tie Wayne Gretzky. In order for Alex Ovechkin to say he did it quicker than Wayne Gretzky did, he would have to score his 894th goal in his 1486th game. Wayne Gretzky played 1487 games.
GAMES - Wayne Gretzky - 1487 minus Alex Ovechkin's 1426, equals 61
GOALS - Wayne Gretzky - 894 minus Alex Ovechkin's 853, equals 41
I will have to go back and check which game Wayne Gretzky scored his 894th goal in, to be more specific on the quickness.
Alex Ovechkin scored 31 goals this season. He scored 42 goals last season, and 50 goals the season before that one.
Do you think Alex Ovechkin can still score 41 goals in one season, or is he too old?