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View Poll Results: When will Ovechkin break Gretzky's goal scoring record?
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This season
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He won't break the record
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04-04-2025, 12:23 PM
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#541
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Originally Posted by Fan in Exile
I took a deep dive into goals per game by season over the course of the careers of Gretzky and Ovechkin. It breaks down to about 3.5 goals per game over Gretzky's career and 2.9 for Ovechkin.
That is a truly massive difference. It means that to measure their accomplishments in equivalent terms. you would have to multiply Ovechkin's totals by 12%. In other words, in Gretzky's era, Ovechkin would be at 999 goals. It's truly amazing that he's so close to breaking the record in the same number of games as Gretzky.
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I don't understand how you got those numbers.
My simple way shows
Gretzky has 894 goals in 1487 for 0.6 gpg
Ovechking has 892 goals in 1485 for 0.6 gpg
How did you come about your numbers?
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04-04-2025, 12:26 PM
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#542
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buff
I don't understand how you got those numbers.
My simple way shows
Gretzky has 894 goals in 1487 for 0.6 gpg
Ovechking has 892 goals in 1485 for 0.6 gpg
How did you come about your numbers?
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He's showing overall goals per game to normalize for the fact that there were just more goals period in Gretzky's era. Which means the fact that their goals per game, is identical, is even more impressive for AO.
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04-04-2025, 12:35 PM
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#543
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Career high 18% shooting percentage this season…. Bananas.
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04-04-2025, 12:42 PM
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#544
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
Career high 18% shooting percentage this season…. Bananas.
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No bananas! Hockey!
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04-04-2025, 12:45 PM
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#545
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nvm
Last edited by Badgers Nose; 04-04-2025 at 12:49 PM.
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04-04-2025, 01:08 PM
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#546
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Question i have is I wonder how many more seasons he can keep up the pace. Or that he wants to keep playing. He’s still scoring like a top player with go drop off. Incredible at his age.
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04-04-2025, 01:10 PM
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#547
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ontario
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I thought the rumour was that once he broke the record he wanted to go play in Russia.
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04-04-2025, 01:37 PM
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#548
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Ped
I thought the rumour was that once he broke the record he wanted to go play in Russia.
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That was years ago, most recent quote was he would finish his current contract in Washington. I imagine Washington becoming legit cup contenders and him still performing at such a high level influences his decision going forward as well.
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04-04-2025, 01:40 PM
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#549
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Originally Posted by Goriders
Question i have is I wonder how many more seasons he can keep up the pace. Or that he wants to keep playing. He’s still scoring like a top player with go drop off. Incredible at his age.
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Selfishly, I would love to see him continue to get 1-year deals with the Caps to continue playing while he's still producing. Would be remarkable to see a guy in his early 40s scoring 35-50 every year.
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04-04-2025, 03:07 PM
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#550
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I hope there is a coaches challenge on the record breaker
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04-04-2025, 03:11 PM
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#551
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by Canada 02
I hope there is a coaches challenge on the record breaker
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I'd do it just out of spite.
*Clapper from his office*
"Yeah...we'll challenge that one. Why not?"
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04-04-2025, 03:15 PM
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#552
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by activeStick
Selfishly, I would love to see him continue to get 1-year deals with the Caps to continue playing while he's still producing. Would be remarkable to see a guy in his early 40s scoring 35-50 every year.
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Yeah, he should go for 1,000 and chase another cup. The Caps is a top team now and a contender for at least another 3 or 4 years.
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04-04-2025, 03:19 PM
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#553
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Originally Posted by lazypucker
Yeah, he should go for 1,000 and chase another cup. The Caps is a top team now and a contender for at least another 3 or 4 years.
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which is strange to say when you think about where we thought they were last year
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04-04-2025, 04:05 PM
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#554
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Join Date: Oct 2021
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Please let 895 be clean and not open to controversy.
Pretty is also a bonus, unlike Jarome's 500th.
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04-04-2025, 04:06 PM
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#555
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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Please let 895 be clean and not open to controversy.
Pretty is also a bonus, unlike Jarome's 500th.
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If it isn’t a one timer I’ll be disappointed.
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04-04-2025, 05:23 PM
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#556
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Almost there! 893 done and dusty early in the game.
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04-04-2025, 05:25 PM
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#557
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Lifetime Suspension
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Gretzky at the game with Kash Patel lmao
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04-04-2025, 05:49 PM
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#558
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
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Originally Posted by Canada 02
I hope there is a coaches challenge on the record breaker
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Even if it’s an obvious good goal. I want to see a coach challenge it just to be a dick.
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04-04-2025, 05:50 PM
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#559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Gretzky at the game with Kash Patel lmao
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He's either leaning into his heel turn or he's too drunk to notice.
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04-04-2025, 05:53 PM
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#560
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Gretzky at the game with Kash Patel lmao
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Stupid is as stupid does.
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