Ovechkin Goal Chase

[Wyldnwoody44]

Ovechkin has 32 goals in 46 games played this season and with his last goal against the Rags he sits at 885. He is 9 shy of tying the record and 10 goals from breaking it. 

This is absolutley hockey history and I believe he should have his own thread here for it. Hell, our team is crap anyways, so let's follow something exciting. 

Post updates, stats, opinions, etc here and use this as a thread as I do believe it will happen this season. 

Please keep politics out of this for the love of God. 

Spasibo 

[RangerDave]

I admire his abilities and his goal production, especially at his age.

I still think he is a thug.  And, at least early in his career, I despised that he felt he could hit anybody, but took umbrage if someone tried to hit him.

That said, I won't root for him to beat Gretzky's record, but will applaud him if he does.

[Brawndo]

Washington plays the Sabres on March 30th, the only question, who is in net UPL or Reimer when he breaks the record? 

[oddoublee]

Ovechkin is amazing. The amount of goals he scored in this era is mind boggling. The way he plays is fun as hell to top it off. I'm rooting for him. 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Best pure goal scorer of his era.  There may have been better, but the league was different in the 60s, 70s and early 80s.

Mike Bossy probably would be at 1,000 if he played now and for 20 years like Ovi.

[GoPuckYourself]

I hope he plays another season and destroys the record. Well by destroys I mean by like 15-20 goals, maybe 30?

Edited March 9 by GoPuckYourself

[OverPowerYou]

12 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Washington plays the Sabres on March 30th, the only question, who is in net UPL or Reimer when he breaks the record? 

Empty net goal as always 

[DarthEbriate]

Ovechkin is 9 goals away. The Caps' 9th game out on their schedule is a home game against the Sabres. That game is sandwiched by 2-game road trips (at Winnipeg/Minnesota before, and at Boston/Carolina afterward). There is a chance that Ovechkin is the only Capital who takes a shot on goal in that Sabres matchup....

[LGR4GM]

 

 

[Wyldnwoody44]

There it is! Let's get the hat trick at home for the record 

And for the love of all that is holy, no challenge on the record clinching goal 

[Second Line Center]

 

[LGR4GM]

His next chance is Sunday against the Islanders. 

[shrader]

How long did that celebration go on for?

[Stoner]

24 minutes ago, shrader said:

How long did that celebration go on for?

Not long enough. It was awesome.

[OverPowerYou]

It’s amazing that he’s on this streak. It seemed near impossible as of a few games ago 

[Sidc3000]

He got so damn close when a Blackhawk defensemen accidentally pulled a Sabres move and scored on his own goal while Ovi was inching from tapping the puck in. 
 

Edited 19 hours ago by Sidc3000

[sabremike]

Islanders season ticket holders rn:

[Second Line Center]

1 hour ago, sabremike said:

Islanders season ticket holders rn:

 

 

[PerreaultForever]

Gretzky sitting with Kash Patel while Putin's national hero becomes the league's top goal scorer makes me think reality has taken a holiday. I feel really bad for Dom. 

[sabremike]

 

[LTS]

Can't wait, but sadly will miss the game because I will be at a volleyball tournament.  I'll try and have my phone watching but the building is usually a faraday cage and the WiFi absolutely trash.  Oh well.

[shrader]

2 hours ago, sabremike said:

 

Daryl Strawberry? So this Jarvis guy has a raging coke habit, a thing for hookers, and never pays his taxes?

[sabremike]

1 hour ago, shrader said:

Daryl Strawberry? So this Jarvis guy has a raging coke habit, a thing for hookers, and never pays his taxes?

That's the joke.

[JohnC]

To Ovi's credit the coach asked him when Chicago pulled its goalie if he wanted to on the ice. He said no. He made the point prior to the game that he wanted to earn the record the right way instead of scoring a goal when no one was in net. 

[shrader]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

To Ovi's credit the coach asked him when Chicago pulled its goalie if he wanted to on the ice. He said no. He made the point prior to the game that he wanted to earn the record the right way instead of scoring a goal when no one was in net. 

Says the guy with the most career empty net goals.