Alexander Ovechkin's Road To 800 Goals & All His Milestones Along The Way 

000-100 goals | 167 games 100-200 goals | 129 games 200-300 goals | 177 games 300-400 goals | 161 games 400-500 goals | 167 games 500-600 goals | 189 games 600-700 goals | 154 games 700-800 goals | 161 games 800 goals in 1305 games

Best scorer of this generation and of all time. Too bad lockouts and covid shortened his time. He could right on the tail of Gretzky right about now

his hand gesture from the heart is his love for you fans. Because despite the difficulties, we are with him. Good luck and health.

Alexander Ovechkin would be at 900 over right now if it wasn't for 2004-05 lockout shorten 2012/13 season shorten seasons of 2019/20 2020/21 seasons due to Covid And would very close to 1,000

Thank you for actually putting the Caps Radio (John Walton) call for the 800th goal. The ESPN Broadcast seemed so...disinterested. #GoCapsGo #OhCaptainMyCaptain

If not for lockouts and Covid he would have probably already passed The Great One, what a player!

Greatest goal scorer of all time!

Саша - вперед, к новым рекордам! Верим в тебя!

3 more milestones. 895, 900 and yesssss 1000

THE GR8-800 amazing ❤🎉

N°8-800 хет-трик+пас, Ови супер, Алекс класс!

I was definitely one of those saying ‘there’s no way he’s catching the Great One!’. Not so sure now!!! Brilliant.

The average league performance after 2005 (when Ovi joined the NHL) is significantly lower than in the 1980s and early 1990s. In the 80s, the performance per match ranged from 7 to 8 goals, and the most “fun” season was the 1981/82 championship - 8.03 goals (it was in that year that Gretzky set an all-time record - 92 goals in the regular season). In the first half of the 90s, the performance in the NHL was slowly declining (with the exception of the 1992/93 championship), and in the 1996/97 season there was a sharp decrease in this indicator - to 5.83 goals per game. In the 2003/04 regular season, the performance dropped to a terrible 5.14 goals. This may be due to increased competition in the NHL. After the collapse of the USSR, many hockey players who played in the countries of the Warsaw Pact moved to play in the NHL. The best players on the planet are playing in North America right now. During the Gretzky era, there were almost no Europeans in the NHL. In the 1983/84 season. Only 50 foreigners played in the NHL. Ovi came into the league during the "dead puck era," playing against bigger, faster goaltenders who are equipped to look like they're working as fighting dog training dummies. The defenders have also become very large. Gretzky scored half of his goals on some skinny, dangling fools who jumped 5 meters out of the “frame”, trying to cut the corner, and then fell onto the ice. In the 1988-1989 season. in the regular season of the NHL, 1 field player from the countries of the former USSR played, after the collapse of the USSR in the 1991-1992 season. 24 field players played in the 1993-1994 season. - 63, and in 2003/04. - 71. As can be seen from the figures, the higher the field players from the countries of the former USSR played, the lower the performance in the NHL. The performance is correlated with the number of players playing in the NHL from the countries of the former USSR. From 1975 to 1991, the clubs of the USSR played 108 matches with the teams of the National Hockey League. During this time, the clubs of the USSR won 58 victories, 10 matches ended in a draw and lost 40 times to the representatives of the NHL. In 1990/91 USSR clubs won 17 times against NHL clubs, lost 8 times and drew 3 times. This indicates the high competitiveness of Soviet hockey players. For example, the results of the teams in which Gretzky played at that time against the teams of the USSR: 01/04/1980 Edmonton Oilers - Dynamo (Moscow) - 1: 4 12/27/1985 Edmonton Oilers - CSKA - 3: 6 12/31/1988 Los Angeles Kings - Dynamo (Riga) - 3:5 12/04/1989 Los Angeles Kings - Khimik (Voskresensk) - 3:6 12/03/1990 Los Angeles Kings - Khimik (Voskresensk) - 5: 1 Also, the symbolic team of the 20th century included 4 players who played in the USSR championships and 2 players who played in the NHL. The six members of the symbolic team were chosen by voting organized by the IIHF. The selection committee included 56 hockey experts from 16 countries in Europe and North America. Symbolic team of the century: Goalkeeper: Vladislav Tretiak (USSR) - 30 votes. Defender: Vyacheslav Fetisov (USSR) - 54 votes. Defender: Börje Salming (Sweden) - 17 votes. Wing: Valery Kharlamov (USSR) - 21 votes. Wing: Sergei Makarov (USSR) - 18 votes. Center forward: Wayne Gretzky (Canada) - 38 votes Ovechkin played in the NHL with more competition than Gretzky. But you can compare the results of these players, at the time when the Soviet players started playing in the NHL. Gretzky played 373 games in the NHL from 1993 to 1998 and scored 120 goals (averaging 0.32 goals per game) at the age of 32-36. Ovechkin, aged 32-36 (from 2017 to 2022), played 353 games in the NHL and scored 222 goals (an average of 0.63 goals per game). Gretzky played 721 NHL games and scored 302 goals from 1988 to 1998 (averaging 0.42 goals per game) at the age of 27-36. Ovechkin, aged 27-36 (from 2012 to 2022), played 721 games in the NHL and scored 441 goals (an average of 0.61 goals per game). During these periods, Ovechkin won against Gretzky in the number of goals scored. In addition, rules contributed to increased performance in the 1980s. Goalkeepers wore narrow shin guards, less sturdy helmets, and play skates, rather than goalie skates, as they are now. Video replays in the league were introduced only in 1991, when Gretzky had already crossed the equator of his career and stopped scoring goals with automatic bursts. In 1993, they changed the rules for playing with a high stick - it was forbidden to lift it above the crossbar, and before that it was allowed to swing up to the shoulder. In 1996, when Gretzky was three years away from retiring from the sport, a trapezoid was introduced - they outlined a section of ice on which the field was forbidden to contact the goalkeepers. Ovechkin also won against Gretzky in the number of seasons in which they became the best scorers. Number of seasons in which the player became the best scorer: 1. Alexander Ovechkin - 9 seasons 2. Bobby Hull - 7 seasons 3. Phil Esposito - 6 seasons 4. Wayne Gretzky - 5 seasons 5. Gordie Howe - 5 seasons 6. Maurice Richard - 5 seasons 7. Charlie Conacher - 5 seasons 8. Pavel Bure - 3 seasons 9. Teemu Selanne - Season 3 10. Mario Lemieux - 3 seasons 11. Brett Hull - 3 seasons 12. Bill Cook - 3 seasons 13. Babe Dy - 3 seasons Wayne Gretzky has never been a top scorer since 1991, i.e. when, after the collapse of the USSR and the Department of Internal Affairs, European players poured into the NHL, and competition increased in the NHL itself! And his performance has dropped significantly.

What fun times and memories I had watching Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals for the three or four seasons that I watched, so much excitement and action, especially when Ovechkin was on the ice and seeing him score goals and the season where they won the Stanley Cup and got by the mighty Pittsburgh Penguins and then later went on to defeat the Las Vegas Golden Knights to become the Stanley Cup champions, a experience I will ever forget so much fun.

I don’t understand any of the Russian in the comments section but let’s gooooo Ovi! You’ve got fans all over the world! 🇨🇦

The real great one. Get that title!! I hope whenever he plays flames we just let him get 40 goals. Id be absolutely ok with it

Александр Великий по праву! Саша, вперёд!!!

Удачи тебе Великий Александр!!! Несомненно ты побъёшь рекорд Грецки!!! Слава тебе Alex !!!

Can't wait to see him beat Gretzky's record!

Команда: скажи речь, Саня: Ну, что сказать?, Кузя: Скажи, Кузя - молодец. ))

Легенда! Рад видеть это всё в живую! ❤

Браво ! Если ОВИ будет играть до 52 лет как ХОУ Боюсь Сказать сколько будет У ОВИ шайб !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2:46 wow that was a beautiful goal to pass Mario Lemieux! I forgot about that one. Ovechkin has so many highlight goals that a lot of them get forgotten because they aren’t featured in his top 10.

If it weren’t for the lockouts, great 8 would be the greatest today

Godspeed Ovie

The best of the best!

I feel older now that I watched this and realized that I actually got to watch 2/3 of his career… I’m a Leafs fan but Ovie is a legend and I cant deny that. I’m lucky to see one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history (if not the greatest)

ЛЕГЕНДА 2.5 сезона и рекорд будет новый

Hat Pick : 800 goals for Ovi. Dang it: Kane just crash into the board.

Greatest pure goal scorer in nhl history period.

i remember him in mid 2000s palying against sweden and i thought he was just another young diva from russia.. well, here i am getting goosebumps on his achievements over 15 years later

Саша, жги еще !!!!

The number 8 simply fits the Great Eight. 888 goals would be cool. But I still want to see 898

Given that not only do goalies have better equipment than most of the 20th century, but your average goal is much better. The fact that Ovie is passing Howe is remarkable. It will be a sad day when Ovie retires, but I hope he can at least be with earshot of Gretsky. Ovie is the greatest hockey player ever.

Величайший хоккеист.

Дай БОГ,чтобы Саня 900-голов забил!!

That moment when I didn’t catch Gretzky’s game, but I see a cooler legend in real life.

as an oilers fan i truely love ovi

Should have done it already, damn lockouts and covid shorten seasons.

good job alex!!

Павел Буре , Овечкин 👍 сколько замечательных спортсменов Россия подарила мировому спорту !

Greatest ever

my goat!!!!!!!

95 to go. And he's showing no signs of slowing down. I think he's going to do it.

Спасибо SPORTSNET за отличный клип о Саше!

See you soon for 900 🎉

Ови наш СуперСтар, жги напалмом!!!

Crazy how he breaks most of these milestones against teams with a majority of blue in their uni's

В конце прям до слез

He as going to be one of these super stars who was so amazing and playing at such a too level who will all of a sudden crash and burn and not fade out gracefully. Will there be enough time for 94 and 95 more before that will (not if) happens??

Походу Месси с Овечкиным на одном космическом корабле прилетели на нашу планету с планеты Гол

“The Great 8 express” epic 😂

If he didn't have those down years from 2010 and 2012, he would have the record by next season.

Hard to imagine he is the only Russian player to get 500 goals and now more.

Love hockey 🏒 = Love Ovi

Лучший!

Третяк 3 кратный олимпийский 10 кратный чемпион мира ещё какие-то 90 шайб и ты круче всех дай бог тебе здоровья

Fun fact, Austin Matthews was at the game of the "greatest" goal against AZ

OV is the only player who made the 2 best goalies of his era (Hank and Price) look very ordinary on a regular basis. That alone is just...wow

Есть "800" далее как получится-истории однозначно!

I am so lucky to have lived through the Gretzky / Lemieux years and the Crosby / Ovechkin years and now McDavid and ?? Bedard ?? - is it Draisaitl?

Саша коасатуля.... с Динамо за него болею.... почти все матчи смотрю.... жаль что ночью ))) жду 900.... удачи ему

Ovi goals from 720p, to 1080p, to 4K

94 back from Gretzky

Дядя Саша в деле)

goat

Wouldn't it be fitting if he passes Gordie Howe when the Caps play Detroit on Monday?

Bro it feels like last week he broke the record for most goals by a russian.. he scores fast lol

HOWE DID THAT HAPPEN?😀

Ови крут .

Looks like not for a long time we will have ONE player, who pass 900

Would Jagr be #1 (right now) if he didn't go play in the KHL?

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I WOULD STILL TAKE AN 18 YEAR OLD MARIO OVER OVIE OR GRETZKY.BOTH GRETZ AND OVIE HAD THERE HEALTH.MARIO WAS GODLY.

Давай Саня ! 96 шайб осталось заколотить !

Russian Bear... Or true Viking from old times.

Atta Boy Ovi!, make Russia proud!

my first number on my first house league team ever was #8 when I was 5 years old, not a washington fan but Ovechkin will always be my favorite player in the NHL

Here are some differences between ovi and Gretzky. Oki built like a brick building, Gretzky built like a girl. Ovi had a long healthy career, Suter broke gretzkys back in the 1989 Canada cup, then had back problems for the rest of his career. Ovi give me puck I shoot. If Gretzky wasn't busy getting 2000 assists we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Free Navalny!

🇷🇺🏆🅾️☑️ℹ️

SORRY NOT THE BEST GOAL SCORER..... EXPECTS HIS TEAM TO JUST SET HIM UP TO SCORE..... OVIE IS AN OVIE FIRST PLAYER WE WILL TALK LATER AFTER OVIE MAKES HIS FIRST PASS

He supports Putin, personally and professionally. I lost all respect for this man in February when he refused to remove his photo with Putin as his profile photo. What are you supporting here exactly?

Team Putler............

It’s a shame this Putin lover is going to break Gordies record

Putin's friend should be banned from playing any sport in North America. Slava Ukraine.

Саша легенда 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

Так держать!

I don't know will he pass the Great One or not.. (Will).. But I know with 100¹⁰⁰% that it would pass a long time when someone will close to him by goals for one franchise..

to be continued...

He will beat Gretzky