Did Ovechkin get his 700th goal?
Ovechkin scored his 700th goal in his 1,143rd regular-season game, the second fastest behind Gretzky, who scored his in his 886th game. Ovechkin is the first player born in Russia to score 700 NHL goals. “We’re proud of him,” Kuznetsov said.
When did Ovechkin score his 500th goal?
Jan. 10, 2016
On Jan. 10, 2016, Ovechkin gathered another pass out of the corner near slot — no more than 10 feet from where he scored his first goal — and fired a wrist shot over the flailing glove of the Ottawa Senators’ Andrew Hammond, lighting the goal light for the 500th time.
When did Ovechkin get 700?
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 600th NHL goal on March 12, 2018. One Stanley Cup title and less than two years later, he scored his 700th goal Saturday afternoon at the New Jersey Devils with a big shot from the right faceoff circle at 4:50 of the third period of a 3-2 loss.
Who did Ovechkin score his 500th goal on?
when we all jumped on the ice there, we couldn’t contain ourselves. We had to get out there and celebrate with him.” Ovechkin scored twice Saturday, including the game-winner, in a 4-3 overtime victory at the New York Rangers to get within a goal of the milestone.
How many games did Ovechkin get for 500 points?
373 games
(Ovechkin scored 500 points in 373 games.)
How many goal does Ovechkin have?
Alex Ovechkin continues to climb the NHL record book as he further cements his status as one of the greatest goal scorers in hockey history. The current league leader in goal scoring with 11 in 12 games, Ovechkin’s elevated himself to 741 career goals, which is tied with Brett Hull for fourth all-time.
Can Alexander Ovechkin catch Gretzky?
Entering this season, Ovechkin trailed Gretzky by 164 goals. Fifty goals over an 82-game season comes out to a 0.61-goals-per-game pace. If he plays every game moving forward — unlikely, to say the least — he would need 244 games (as of Nov. 22) to catch Gretzky.