With his 498th and 499th goal of his career on Saturday, Alex Ovechkin passed Glenn Anderson for sole possession of 43rd place on the NHL’s all-time goal-scorer’s list.
While hitting certain round numbers, like 50 goals in a season, or 1000 points in a career, is a reason to celebrate, Ovechkin’s soon-to-happen accomplishment will eventually become just another line on a stat-sheet of greater milestones that don’t just involve numbers divisible by 100.
I mean, once he scores his 500th goal, Ovechkin will be in 42nd place all time, tied with the great Flame, Lanny McDonald:
