The Great Eight just did it! Alex Ovechkin had been on fire for the past few weeks, and let’s just say that it’s burning—he killed it after hitting 895 goals and breaking the historic Wayne Gretzky record. However, amidst the NHL’s constantly evolving environment, don’t you think there’s always someone younger, faster, and just as hungry as Ovechkin was?
Maybe there is. Maybe it’s Auston Matthews. “That’s such a long way to go. I don’t think I should even be in that conversation,” he said when asked about passing Ovechkin’s record someday. But, perhaps the goal-scoring machine and the wrist shot hitter have considered the other way round. Probably keeping it for some other time to discuss.
And just when everyone got a hint as to who could be the one beating the great one’s record, B/R Open Ice on X added more spark by spilling some real stats! “Alex Ovechkin is officially the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. Auston Matthews has MORE goals than Ovechkin did through the same number of games played ,” the post declared. Well, they just dropped a big-time stat nugget, and that too a pretty wild one, right?
Alex Ovechkin is officially the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer.
Auston Matthews has MORE goals than Ovechkin did through the same number of games played pic.twitter.com/e4bQSXeb6z
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 7, 2025
This is a developing story. Stay Tuned…
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