#OviWatch
Ovi's goal last night was a power play goal, tying him with Marcel Dionne; two more will tie him with Mario Lemieux.
01 - Dave Andreychuk - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +40
02 - Brett Hull - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +31 not likely
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03 - Teemu Selanne - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +21 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +13 probable
05 - Phil Esposito - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +12
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 3
07 - Mario Lemieux - 236 PPG in 915 GP 25.79% + 2
08 - Alex Ovechkin - 234 PPG in 1016 GP 23.03%
09 - Marcel Dionne - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36%
10 - Dino Ciccarelli - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83%
With 618 career goals, he's still got a way to go to catch up with Joe Sakic (625 G in 1378 GP) and Jarome Iginla (625 G in 1554 GP).
#BackstromWatch
Backstrom recorded his 603rd assist, moving him into sole possession of 85th all time.
65 - Bobby Orr - 645 A in 667 GP It could happen!
66 - Martin St. Louis - 642 A in 1134 GP
67 - Gary Suter - 641 A in 1145 GP
68 - Dave Taylor - 638 A in 1111 GP
69 - Daryl Sittler - 637 A in 1096 GP
70 - Borje Salming - 637 A in 1148 GP
71 - Ryan Getzlaf - 636 A in 926 GP
72 - Peter Forsberg - 636 A in 708 GP Possible
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73 - Neal Broten - 634 A in 1099 GP Probable
74 - Brad Richards - 634 A in 1126 GP
75 - Theo Fleury - 633 A in 1084 GP
76 - Mike Gartner - 627 A in 1432 GP
77 - Andy Bathgate - 624 A in 1432 GP
78 - Henrik Zetterberg - 623 A in 1082 GP
79 - Sergei Zubov - 619 A in 1068 GP
80 - Patrik Elias - 617 A in 1240 GP
81 - Rod Gilbert - 615 A in 1065 GP
82 - Marian Hossa - 609 A in 1309 GP
83 - Michael Goulet - 605 A in 1089 GP
84 - Pavel Datsyuk - 604 A in 953 GP
85 - Nicklas Backstrom - 603 A in 828 GP
Of those ahead of him (within reach), only Getzlaf is still playing, as Zetterberg and Hossa have both retired with the close of last season. Getzlaf himself has moved up in the rankings, tying with Peter Forsberg with 636 assists. Backstrom's next assist will tie him with the great Pavel Datsyuk.
#Etc.
Other Capitals approaching milestones:
Evgeni Kuznetsov - 197 assists
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
[23-OCT-2018] #OviWatch and #BackstromWatch
As-promised, I'll not be posting on a game day again...
Last night in Vancouver, Ovi scored two more goals, bringing his career total to 615, and his total on the season to 8 goals in 8 games, sliding him up to 6th place on the very young season. Auston Matthews remains at the top of this season's scoring ladder, but if Ovi keeps it up, he will catch and surpass the young centerman. Here's where Ovi stands all-time. Still in 17th, but creeping up on Iginla and Sakic in all-time goal-scoring, career.
01 - Wayne Gretzky - 894 G in 1487 GP +279
02 - Gordie Howe - 801 G in 1767 GP +186
03 - Jaromír Jágr - 765 G in 1714 GP +150
04 - Brett Hull - 741 G in 1269 GP +126
05 - Marcel Dionne - 731 G in 1348 GP +116
06 - Phil Esposito - 717 G in 1282 GP +102
07 - Mike Gartner - 708 G in 1432 GP + 93
08 - Mark Messier - 694 G in 1756 GP + 79
09 - Steve Yzerman - 692 G in 1514 GP + 77
10 - Mario Lemieux - 690 G in 915 GP + 75
11 - Teemu Selänne - 684 G in 1451 GP + 68
12 - Luc Robataille - 667 G in 1431 GP + 52 not bloody likely!
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13 - Brendan Shanahan - 656 G in 1431 GP + 41 outside chance
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14 - Dave Andreychuk - 640 G in 1639 GP + 25 probable
15 - Joe Sakic - 625 G in 1378 GP + 10
16 - Jarome Iginla - 625 G in 1554 GP + 10
17 - Alex Ovechkin - 615 G in 1011 GP
One of Ovi's two goals last night came on the power play, putting him in sole possession of 9th all time for power play goals. His next will tie him with Marcel Dionne; three will tie him with Mario Lemieux.
01 - Dave Andreychuk - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +41
02 - Brett Hull - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +32 not likely
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03 - Teemu Selanne - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +22 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +14 probable
05 - Phil Esposito - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +13
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 4
07 - Mario Lemieux - 236 PPG in 915 GP 25.79% + 3
08 - Marcel Dionne - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36% + 1
09 - Alex Ovechkin - 233 PPG in 1011 GP 23.04%
10 - Dino Ciccarelli - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83%
Another stat for us to track... multi-goal games! With two goals last night, Ovi moved himself into sole possession of 5th overall. He is the highest ranking active player in multi-goal games:
1 - Brett Hull - 158 MGG
2 - Teemu Selanne - 131 MGG
3 - Jaromir Jagr - 127 MGG
4 - Mario Lemieux - 124 MGG
5 - Alex Ovechkin - 123 MGG
As a side note, Wayne Fucking Gretzky only had 60 career multi-goal games in his career in the NHL??! How is that even possible??? *ahem*
*** OK, update *** Since 1987-1988. THAT makes a whole lot more sense! Looking for the full list somewhere...
On to other accomplishments!
Ovi's best sidekick, Nicklas Backstrom, scored assists last night, taking him to a career total of 601 and moving him into a tie with Glenn Anderson on the all-time assist leaderboard at 86th. Backy did it in 823 games to Anderson's 1,129, too. Last season, Backstrom had 50 assists. If he has 45 this year, he will move up the ladder as well... of course, he has 11 in 8 games played (!!!) so 45 should easily be within reach, barring injury (God forbid!) and he could wind up with more than that... time will, of course, tell, but here's Nicky's place in the all-time assist leaderboard. There are, of course, some active players ahead of him... but none ahead right this minute, and none other than Hossa, Zetterberg, and Getzlaf in reach this season, realistically.
65 - Bobby Orr - 645 A in 667 GP It could happen!
66 - Martin St. Louis - 642 A in 1134 GP
67 - Gary Suter - 641 A in 1145 GP
68 - Dave Taylor - 638 A in 1111 GP
69 - Daryl Sittler - 637 A in 1096 GP
70 - Borje Salming - 637 A in 1148 GP
71 - Peter Forsberg - 636 A in 708 GP Possible
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72 - Neal Broten - 634 A in 1099 GP Probable
73 - Brad Richards - 634 A in 1126 GP
74 - Theo Fleury - 633 A in 1084 GP
75 - Ryan Getzlaf - 631 A in 921 GP
76 - Mike Gartner - 627 A in 1432 GP
77 - Andy Bathgate - 624 A in 1432 GP
78 - Henrik Zetterberg - 623 A in 1082 GP
79 - Sergei Zubov - 619 A in 1068 GP
80 - Patrik Elias - 617 A in 1240 GP
81 - Rod Gilbert - 615 A in 1065 GP
82 - Marian Hossa - 609 A in 1309 GP
83 - Michael Goulet - 605 A in 1089 GP
84 - Pavel Datsyuk - 604 A in 953 GP
85 - Kirk Muller - 602 A in 1129 GP
86 - Nicklas Backstrom - 601 A in 823 GP
Last night in Vancouver, Ovi scored two more goals, bringing his career total to 615, and his total on the season to 8 goals in 8 games, sliding him up to 6th place on the very young season. Auston Matthews remains at the top of this season's scoring ladder, but if Ovi keeps it up, he will catch and surpass the young centerman. Here's where Ovi stands all-time. Still in 17th, but creeping up on Iginla and Sakic in all-time goal-scoring, career.
01 - Wayne Gretzky - 894 G in 1487 GP +279
02 - Gordie Howe - 801 G in 1767 GP +186
03 - Jaromír Jágr - 765 G in 1714 GP +150
04 - Brett Hull - 741 G in 1269 GP +126
05 - Marcel Dionne - 731 G in 1348 GP +116
06 - Phil Esposito - 717 G in 1282 GP +102
07 - Mike Gartner - 708 G in 1432 GP + 93
08 - Mark Messier - 694 G in 1756 GP + 79
09 - Steve Yzerman - 692 G in 1514 GP + 77
10 - Mario Lemieux - 690 G in 915 GP + 75
11 - Teemu Selänne - 684 G in 1451 GP + 68
12 - Luc Robataille - 667 G in 1431 GP + 52 not bloody likely!
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13 - Brendan Shanahan - 656 G in 1431 GP + 41 outside chance
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14 - Dave Andreychuk - 640 G in 1639 GP + 25 probable
15 - Joe Sakic - 625 G in 1378 GP + 10
16 - Jarome Iginla - 625 G in 1554 GP + 10
17 - Alex Ovechkin - 615 G in 1011 GP
One of Ovi's two goals last night came on the power play, putting him in sole possession of 9th all time for power play goals. His next will tie him with Marcel Dionne; three will tie him with Mario Lemieux.
01 - Dave Andreychuk - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +41
02 - Brett Hull - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +32 not likely
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03 - Teemu Selanne - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +22 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +14 probable
05 - Phil Esposito - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +13
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 4
07 - Mario Lemieux - 236 PPG in 915 GP 25.79% + 3
08 - Marcel Dionne - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36% + 1
09 - Alex Ovechkin - 233 PPG in 1011 GP 23.04%
10 - Dino Ciccarelli - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83%
Another stat for us to track... multi-goal games! With two goals last night, Ovi moved himself into sole possession of 5th overall. He is the highest ranking active player in multi-goal games:
1 - Brett Hull - 158 MGG
2 - Teemu Selanne - 131 MGG
3 - Jaromir Jagr - 127 MGG
4 - Mario Lemieux - 124 MGG
5 - Alex Ovechkin - 123 MGG
As a side note, Wayne Fucking Gretzky only had 60 career multi-goal games in his career in the NHL??! How is that even possible??? *ahem*
*** OK, update *** Since 1987-1988. THAT makes a whole lot more sense! Looking for the full list somewhere...
On to other accomplishments!
Ovi's best sidekick, Nicklas Backstrom, scored assists last night, taking him to a career total of 601 and moving him into a tie with Glenn Anderson on the all-time assist leaderboard at 86th. Backy did it in 823 games to Anderson's 1,129, too. Last season, Backstrom had 50 assists. If he has 45 this year, he will move up the ladder as well... of course, he has 11 in 8 games played (!!!) so 45 should easily be within reach, barring injury (God forbid!) and he could wind up with more than that... time will, of course, tell, but here's Nicky's place in the all-time assist leaderboard. There are, of course, some active players ahead of him... but none ahead right this minute, and none other than Hossa, Zetterberg, and Getzlaf in reach this season, realistically.
65 - Bobby Orr - 645 A in 667 GP It could happen!
66 - Martin St. Louis - 642 A in 1134 GP
67 - Gary Suter - 641 A in 1145 GP
68 - Dave Taylor - 638 A in 1111 GP
69 - Daryl Sittler - 637 A in 1096 GP
70 - Borje Salming - 637 A in 1148 GP
71 - Peter Forsberg - 636 A in 708 GP Possible
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72 - Neal Broten - 634 A in 1099 GP Probable
73 - Brad Richards - 634 A in 1126 GP
74 - Theo Fleury - 633 A in 1084 GP
75 - Ryan Getzlaf - 631 A in 921 GP
76 - Mike Gartner - 627 A in 1432 GP
77 - Andy Bathgate - 624 A in 1432 GP
78 - Henrik Zetterberg - 623 A in 1082 GP
79 - Sergei Zubov - 619 A in 1068 GP
80 - Patrik Elias - 617 A in 1240 GP
81 - Rod Gilbert - 615 A in 1065 GP
82 - Marian Hossa - 609 A in 1309 GP
83 - Michael Goulet - 605 A in 1089 GP
84 - Pavel Datsyuk - 604 A in 953 GP
85 - Kirk Muller - 602 A in 1129 GP
86 - Nicklas Backstrom - 601 A in 823 GP
Friday, October 19, 2018
[19-OCT-2018] #OviWatch - 613 and counting!
I am taking a chance and posting this today, despite it being a game day. If it puts the jinx on Ovi's goal scoring, I won't post on a game day again!!! Promise!
Last game's two goals put Our Hero into sole possession of 17th all-time goal-scorer. Next up are Jarome Iginla (625 G in 1554 GP) and Joe Sakic (625 G in 1378 GP). NHL.com reverses those two, but I say that Sakic is slightly more impressive due to scoring his 625 in fewer games than Iginla. Since Jágr is no longer playing in the NHL, having moved to play for HC Kladno in the 12t Czech Republic Hockey League (and unbelievably still playing at age 46), Ovi is the only active player in the top 17. At his current rate, 6 goals in 6 games, Ovi is on a goal per game pace, and is currently 5th behind Auston Matthews (10G in 8 GP), David Pastrnak (8G in 7GP), Kyle Palmieri (7G in 5 GP), and Nathan MacKinnon (7G in 7GP) in this year's Rocket Richard trophy race... of course, Ovi has bigger fish to fry, but...
01 - Wayne Gretzky - 894 G in 1487 GP +281
02 - Gordie Howe - 801 G in 1767 GP +188
03 - Jaromír Jágr - 765 G in 1714 GP +152
04 - Brett Hull - 741 G in 1269 GP +128
05 - Marcel Dionne - 731 G in 1348 GP +118
06 - Phil Esposito - 717 G in 1282 GP +104
07 - Mike Gartner - 708 G in 1432 GP + 95
08 - Mark Messier - 694 G in 1756 GP + 81
09 - Steve Yzerman - 692 G in 1514 GP + 79
10 - Mario Lemieux - 690 G in 915 GP + 77
11 - Teemu Selänne - 684 G in 1451 GP + 71
12 - Luc Robataille - 667 G in 1431 GP + 54 not bloody likely!
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13 - Brendan Shanahan - 656 G in 1431 GP + 43 outside chance
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14 - Dave Andreychuk - 640 G in 1639 GP + 27 probable
15 - Joe Sakic - 625 G in 1378 GP + 12
16 - Jarome Iginla - 625 G in 1554 GP + 12
17 - Alex Ovechkin - 613 G in 1009 GP
Both were power play goals, and that puts him tied for 9th all-time in that category. Next up, Marcel Dionne... Ovi's power play goal-per-game rate is still damned good, second only to Lemieux...
01 - Dave Andreychuk - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +42
02 - Brett Hull - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +33 not likely
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03 - Teemu Selanne - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +23 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +15 probable
05 - Phil Esposito - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +14
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 5
07 - Mario Lemieux - 236 PPG in 915 GP 25.79% + 4
08 - Marcel Dionne - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36% + 2
09 - Alex Ovechkin - 232 PPG in 1009 GP 23.10%
09 - Dino Ciccarelli - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83%
In his 1009 games, Ovi has taken 4921 shots. That's 9th place overall. Shots per game adds up to 4.877... Ovi hasn't had a game-winner yet this year, but the season's young, and tonight, we're taking on the Florida Panthers, who have also yet to have a game-winner this year (in four games played). Small sample size notwithstanding... hopefully the kitties won't pick the Caps to finally pounce on... Now, what else can I talk about?
Last game's two goals put Our Hero into sole possession of 17th all-time goal-scorer. Next up are Jarome Iginla (625 G in 1554 GP) and Joe Sakic (625 G in 1378 GP). NHL.com reverses those two, but I say that Sakic is slightly more impressive due to scoring his 625 in fewer games than Iginla. Since Jágr is no longer playing in the NHL, having moved to play for HC Kladno in the 12t Czech Republic Hockey League (and unbelievably still playing at age 46), Ovi is the only active player in the top 17. At his current rate, 6 goals in 6 games, Ovi is on a goal per game pace, and is currently 5th behind Auston Matthews (10G in 8 GP), David Pastrnak (8G in 7GP), Kyle Palmieri (7G in 5 GP), and Nathan MacKinnon (7G in 7GP) in this year's Rocket Richard trophy race... of course, Ovi has bigger fish to fry, but...
01 - Wayne Gretzky - 894 G in 1487 GP +281
02 - Gordie Howe - 801 G in 1767 GP +188
03 - Jaromír Jágr - 765 G in 1714 GP +152
04 - Brett Hull - 741 G in 1269 GP +128
05 - Marcel Dionne - 731 G in 1348 GP +118
06 - Phil Esposito - 717 G in 1282 GP +104
07 - Mike Gartner - 708 G in 1432 GP + 95
08 - Mark Messier - 694 G in 1756 GP + 81
09 - Steve Yzerman - 692 G in 1514 GP + 79
10 - Mario Lemieux - 690 G in 915 GP + 77
11 - Teemu Selänne - 684 G in 1451 GP + 71
12 - Luc Robataille - 667 G in 1431 GP + 54 not bloody likely!
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13 - Brendan Shanahan - 656 G in 1431 GP + 43 outside chance
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14 - Dave Andreychuk - 640 G in 1639 GP + 27 probable
15 - Joe Sakic - 625 G in 1378 GP + 12
16 - Jarome Iginla - 625 G in 1554 GP + 12
17 - Alex Ovechkin - 613 G in 1009 GP
Both were power play goals, and that puts him tied for 9th all-time in that category. Next up, Marcel Dionne... Ovi's power play goal-per-game rate is still damned good, second only to Lemieux...
01 - Dave Andreychuk - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +42
02 - Brett Hull - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +33 not likely
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03 - Teemu Selanne - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +23 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +15 probable
05 - Phil Esposito - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +14
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 5
07 - Mario Lemieux - 236 PPG in 915 GP 25.79% + 4
08 - Marcel Dionne - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36% + 2
09 - Alex Ovechkin - 232 PPG in 1009 GP 23.10%
09 - Dino Ciccarelli - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83%
In his 1009 games, Ovi has taken 4921 shots. That's 9th place overall. Shots per game adds up to 4.877... Ovi hasn't had a game-winner yet this year, but the season's young, and tonight, we're taking on the Florida Panthers, who have also yet to have a game-winner this year (in four games played). Small sample size notwithstanding... hopefully the kitties won't pick the Caps to finally pounce on... Now, what else can I talk about?
Thursday, September 6, 2018
[6-SEP-2018] What a Postseason!
What a year! What a postseason! The Caps are about to be, for the first time in franchise history, defending Stanley Cup Champions! Our Hero, Alex Ovechkin, scored 49 goals last season, and went on to score 15 in the postseason.
That puts Ovi in 19th place all time for regular season goals scored, and with 61 total postseason goals, in 65th place all time for postseason goals. Both records are owned (naturally) by Wayne Gretzky (894 regular season and 122 postseason, respectively).
With 102 game-winning goals, career, Ovi is fittingly starting the season in 8th place. Alexander the Gr8 can certainly rise in all of these categories. Let's look at regular season goals first. Here's where we stand:
01 - Wayne Gretzky - 894 G in 1487 GP +287
02 - Gordie Howe - 801 G in 1767 GP +194
03 - Jaromir Jagr - 765 G in 1714 GP +158
04 - Brett Hull - 741 G in 1269 GP +134
05 - Marcel Dionne - 731 G in 1348 GP +124
06 - Phil Esposito - 717 G in 1282 GP +110
07 - Mike Gartner - 708 G in 1432 GP +101
08 - Mark Messier - 694 G in 1756 GP + 87
09 - Steve Yzerman - 692 G in 1514 GP + 85
10 - Mario Lemieux - 690 G in 915 GP + 83
11 - Teemu Selanne - 684 G in 1451 GP + 77
12 - Luc Robataille - 667 G in 1431 GP + 61 not bloody likely!
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13 - Brendan Shanahan - 656 G in 1431 GP + 49 outside chance
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14 - Dave Andreychuk - 640 G in 1639 GP + 33 probable
15 - Joe Sakic - 625 G in 1378 GP + 18
16 - Jarome Iginla - 625 G in 1554 GP + 18
17 - Bobby Hull - 610 G in 1063 GP + 3
18 - Dino Ciccarelli - 608 G in 1232 GP + 1
19 - Alex Ovechkin - 607 G in 1003 GP
At the end of last season, I predicted Ovi would surpass Dave Andreychuk for sure this season, and might surpass Brendan Shanahan. I stand by that prediction. It'll be some time next year before he surpasses Luc Robataille, unless goalies start ducking when he's unleashing his wrister!
Next up, game winning goals:
01 - Wayne Gretzky - 135 GWG in 1733 GP 7.78% +33
02 - Gordie Howe - 121 GWG in 1767 GP 6.84% +19
03 - Phil Esposito - 118 GWG in 1282 GP 9.20% +16 not likely!
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04 - Brett Hull - 110 GWG in 1269 GP 8.67% + 8 possible
05 - Teemu Selanne - 110 GWG in 1451 GP 7.58% + 8
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06 - Brendan Shanahan - 109 GWG in 1524 GP 7.15% + 7 probable
07 - Patrick Marleau - 103 GWG in 1575 GP 6.53% + 1
08 - Alex Ovechkin - 102 GWG in 1003 GP 10.17%
Holy crap. Ovi scores the game winner in over 10% of his games played?! OK. Assuming he plays all 82 games, we can expect +8 GWGs based on his prior percentage. I believe at the end of the season, Ovi will either be tied with Brett Hull and Teemu Selanne, or on his way up the chart towards Phil Esposito. We shall see!
I am not even looking at postseason goals yet. I'm hoping for BACK-TO-BACK! as Our Other Hero, T.J. Oshie, put it, but as a Caps fan, I'm nervous. Really nervous.
Let's look at power play goals. Here, Gretzky drops down to 17th. Guess he didn't get out there all that much, because Ovi is up in 10th!
01 - Dave Andreychuk - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +45
02 - Brett Hull - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +36
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03 - Teemu Selanne - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +26 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +18 probable
05 - Phil Esposito - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +17
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 8
07 - Mario Lemieux - 236 PPG in 915 GP 25.79% + 7
08 - Marcel Dionne - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36% + 5
09 - Dino Ciccarelli - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83% + 3
10 - Alex Ovechkin - 229 PPG in 1003 GP 22.80%
Ovi's PPG % by games played is 22.8%, which is surpassed only by Mario Lemieux. So, 22% of 82 games is... roughly 27 PPG. Jesus, Ovi! If Our Hero scores at his regular rate this season, that will catapult him to third place all time. Given that Ovi just became a daddy for the first time, and his son Sergei will be showing him all kinds of "firsts" this year? I don't doubt his ability to get there!
I am basing this all, 100%, on my opinion. I said at the beginning of last season that Ovi had a shot at catching Gretzky. Thanks to his poor showing two years ago, that's now more of an outside chance than anything, but I'm still holding out hope that a miracle will occur and he'll pull it off. In my last post, I showed how he could do it, by playing the same number of games Gretzky played in.
I'd say, let's look at overtime goals, but... I don't think anyone's catching Ovi this year. He's got 22, and holds #1 all by himself, three ahead of Jagr... the next-closest active player has 15.
Hat-tricks in two games
To start the season last year
This year, let's see three!
#OviHaiku
That puts Ovi in 19th place all time for regular season goals scored, and with 61 total postseason goals, in 65th place all time for postseason goals. Both records are owned (naturally) by Wayne Gretzky (894 regular season and 122 postseason, respectively).
With 102 game-winning goals, career, Ovi is fittingly starting the season in 8th place. Alexander the Gr8 can certainly rise in all of these categories. Let's look at regular season goals first. Here's where we stand:
01 - Wayne Gretzky - 894 G in 1487 GP +287
02 - Gordie Howe - 801 G in 1767 GP +194
03 - Jaromir Jagr - 765 G in 1714 GP +158
04 - Brett Hull - 741 G in 1269 GP +134
05 - Marcel Dionne - 731 G in 1348 GP +124
06 - Phil Esposito - 717 G in 1282 GP +110
07 - Mike Gartner - 708 G in 1432 GP +101
08 - Mark Messier - 694 G in 1756 GP + 87
09 - Steve Yzerman - 692 G in 1514 GP + 85
10 - Mario Lemieux - 690 G in 915 GP + 83
11 - Teemu Selanne - 684 G in 1451 GP + 77
12 - Luc Robataille - 667 G in 1431 GP + 61 not bloody likely!
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13 - Brendan Shanahan - 656 G in 1431 GP + 49 outside chance
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14 - Dave Andreychuk - 640 G in 1639 GP + 33 probable
15 - Joe Sakic - 625 G in 1378 GP + 18
16 - Jarome Iginla - 625 G in 1554 GP + 18
17 - Bobby Hull - 610 G in 1063 GP + 3
18 - Dino Ciccarelli - 608 G in 1232 GP + 1
19 - Alex Ovechkin - 607 G in 1003 GP
At the end of last season, I predicted Ovi would surpass Dave Andreychuk for sure this season, and might surpass Brendan Shanahan. I stand by that prediction. It'll be some time next year before he surpasses Luc Robataille, unless goalies start ducking when he's unleashing his wrister!
Next up, game winning goals:
01 - Wayne Gretzky - 135 GWG in 1733 GP 7.78% +33
02 - Gordie Howe - 121 GWG in 1767 GP 6.84% +19
03 - Phil Esposito - 118 GWG in 1282 GP 9.20% +16 not likely!
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04 - Brett Hull - 110 GWG in 1269 GP 8.67% + 8 possible
05 - Teemu Selanne - 110 GWG in 1451 GP 7.58% + 8
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06 - Brendan Shanahan - 109 GWG in 1524 GP 7.15% + 7 probable
07 - Patrick Marleau - 103 GWG in 1575 GP 6.53% + 1
08 - Alex Ovechkin - 102 GWG in 1003 GP 10.17%
Holy crap. Ovi scores the game winner in over 10% of his games played?! OK. Assuming he plays all 82 games, we can expect +8 GWGs based on his prior percentage. I believe at the end of the season, Ovi will either be tied with Brett Hull and Teemu Selanne, or on his way up the chart towards Phil Esposito. We shall see!
I am not even looking at postseason goals yet. I'm hoping for BACK-TO-BACK! as Our Other Hero, T.J. Oshie, put it, but as a Caps fan, I'm nervous. Really nervous.
Let's look at power play goals. Here, Gretzky drops down to 17th. Guess he didn't get out there all that much, because Ovi is up in 10th!
01 - Dave Andreychuk - 274 PPG in 1639 GP 16.72% +45
02 - Brett Hull - 265 PPG in 1269 GP 20.88% +36
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03 - Teemu Selanne - 255 PPG in 1451 GP 17.57% +26 possible
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04 - Luc Robataille - 247 PPG in 1431 GP 17.26% +18 probable
05 - Phil Esposito - 246 PPG in 1282 GP 19.19% +17
06 - Brendan Shanahan - 237 PPG in 1524 GP 15.56% + 8
07 - Mario Lemieux - 236 PPG in 915 GP 25.79% + 7
08 - Marcel Dionne - 234 PPG in 1348 GP 17.36% + 5
09 - Dino Ciccarelli - 232 PPG in 1232 GP 18.83% + 3
10 - Alex Ovechkin - 229 PPG in 1003 GP 22.80%
Ovi's PPG % by games played is 22.8%, which is surpassed only by Mario Lemieux. So, 22% of 82 games is... roughly 27 PPG. Jesus, Ovi! If Our Hero scores at his regular rate this season, that will catapult him to third place all time. Given that Ovi just became a daddy for the first time, and his son Sergei will be showing him all kinds of "firsts" this year? I don't doubt his ability to get there!
I am basing this all, 100%, on my opinion. I said at the beginning of last season that Ovi had a shot at catching Gretzky. Thanks to his poor showing two years ago, that's now more of an outside chance than anything, but I'm still holding out hope that a miracle will occur and he'll pull it off. In my last post, I showed how he could do it, by playing the same number of games Gretzky played in.
I'd say, let's look at overtime goals, but... I don't think anyone's catching Ovi this year. He's got 22, and holds #1 all by himself, three ahead of Jagr... the next-closest active player has 15.
Hat-tricks in two games
To start the season last year
This year, let's see three!
#OviHaiku
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