Ovechkin is now 48 goals behind Wayne Gretzky (894) on the list of top scorers in NHL history.
Russian Pyotr Kochetkov is the 175th goalie Ovechkin has scored during his career. Only Jaromir Jagr (178) and Patrick Marleau (177) surprised more goalkeepers.
Here’s how NHL fans reacted to Ovechkin’s brilliant performance on social media:
@realwilliam59:
– Scoring 24 goals and scoring 56 points are fantastic numbers for a 38 year old player. It’s a shame that Ovi had such a hard time getting into this season. Next year he will score 50 goals and set a new sniper record.
@paulrobin905:
– These last few matches, Ovi has been playing like a man possessed!
@Joecattle101:
– He will definitely beat Gretzky. That’s right, I’m a fan of the Islanders, the Caps’ direct playoff rivals, so I want Ovi to hold his horses a little and go for a record next season.
@BoneCustoms:
– 24 goals after such a bad start given by Ovechkin is an extremely cool indicator.
@Oh_Dangles:
“I can’t wait for him to break the record.”
@kkthedj20000:
– Ovechkin has had bad periods, but it happens to all players. The fans start to overreact to this, they believe the hockey player has lost his mind, and in the end they just look stupid and ill-educated.
@BroGod4Life:
– Never write off Ovi.
@Transplant416:
– We understood that Ovi would not break any of Gretzky’s records. But could we imagine that he would attack the essential?
@JohnCarlsongang:
– The more Ovechkin scores now, the less he delays. So take advantage of each of its objectives.
@will63004265:
– Ovi is an incredible player.
@AdamKwall31:
– Well, who said Ovi was already cooked?
@BonesHockey99:
– In the last matches we see good old Ovi! He is unstoppable!
@acote_88:
– Even though beloved Philadelphia is fighting with Washington for a playoff spot and we need the Caps to lose, it’s nice to see Ovi’s goals and approach to Gretzky’s record.
@bspills15:
– I hope Gretzky is watching Ovechkin’s every step towards his record. This is true greatness, Ovi is unstoppable.
@deacs97:
– Wow, surprise: another power play goal from Ovi! In fact, it’s the only way he scores lately.
@intheneaux:
– Happy for Ovi, but with that weird breathing he looked like he was having a heart attack on the ice.
@KillingRoofed:
– The Washington Capitals thank you for your generous donation to the Alex Ovechkin Goal Fund.
@_GreeceBall:
“It’s absolutely unreal how amazing his career is going.”
@Soulslayer434:
– Even in a down year, at 38 years old, Ovi will be able to reach 30 goals if he maintains this pace. In two years, he’ll probably be No. 1 in goals and No. 10 in points. Not bad.
@AaronAzimov:
– We’re all spoiled watching this titan play for so long! Ovi is a legend!
@king_ape6:
– Absolutely crazy stats.
@paulrobin905:
“He remains an incredibly valuable player for the team.” Wow!
@AgainTwidder:
– Get closer and closer to the disc…
@ElLgND:
“It’s amazing how much passion he continues to play hockey with.
@RestYourBreasts:
– Please let him continue like this.
@DanielMatosMD:
– Physical strength is its main advantage. Ovechkin never collapses.
After the All-Star break, Ovechkin is absolutely killing it! If we only take into account the matches after the “Star Weekend”, then over this period he develops according to a schedule of almost 56 goals per season (55.9).
After an unusually slow start to the season, Ovechkin has scored 16 goals in his last 23 games. Alexander now has 24 goals in the current campaign, and he has 13 more games remaining to try to cross the 30-goal mark for the 16th time in his career.
Andrey Andreev, Sport.Ru
Source: Sport
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