Over the last few months and years, a debate has been swelling about Alex Ovechkin’s place in history, as each year he defies the aging curve and racks up another league-leading season for the Washington Capitals.
Ovechkin has 658 career goals, which places him 13th in NHL history behind Luc Robitaille, Teemu Selanne and Mario Lemieux. The number everyone wants to talk about, though, is 894.
Ovechkin trails that number, Wayne Gretzky’s all-time mark, by 236 goals. In short, he’s still got a ways to go.