If the Russian forward maintains his current pace, he will finish the NHL regular season with 52 goals in 81 games. Thanks to this, 37-year-old Ovechkin will be able to close the gap on legendary striker Wayne Gretzky to 62 goals.
The Russian currently has 812 career NHL goals and is the league’s second all-time leading scorer. The Canadian forward, who ranks first in this ranking, has 894 goals in the NHL.
In the current NHL season, Ovechkin has scored 54 (32 goals + 22) points in 50 games.
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