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The brightest Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin won the landmark milestone. In a match in which his club, “Washington Capitals” House defeated “Ottawa Senators” – 7: 1, Ovechkin became the first among domestic players in the NHL to score 500 goals in the regular season in his career. Considering the average productivity of Ovechkin, one of the highest in league history, and his form will not be surprising if soon enough he will be among the best shooters of all time.
The event, which took place during the second period of the match, “Washington” with “Ottawa” has become an absolute hit. In America, it was the central subject of absolutely all sports reviews. It is about a cast that Alexander Ovechkin most struck goalkeeper, “Senators’ Andrew Hammond. All that followed it, was like a celebration, if not triumph in the Stanley Cup, then at least an important victory on the way to it – despite the fact that the puck to the key, decisive attribute was no way: hug partner ecstatic crowd. And sitting on the bench Nicklas Backstrom, another leader of the “Washington”, he admitted that at the sight of his goals Ovechkin went goose bumps.
However, given the great importance attached to the NHL statistics, such emotional outbursts there is nothing strange. Alexander Ovechkin really achieved something very, very remarkable, very important milestones reached, in order not to pay attention to it.
Until this season the most goals in the regular championships among Russian hockey players to ever play in the NHL, was in the asset Sergei Fedorov – 483. Just keep up with him Alexander Ovechkin first back in 2014, surpassed Fedorov, and yesterday – just throw the second period – won mark of 500 goals (now at the forward, distinguished himself in the meeting with “Ottawa” is also in the third period, 501).
Mark this really iconic, a certificate showing the unique sniper talent a hockey player. Before Alexander Ovechkin in NHL history was only 42 players, reached her. And of those who continue to play, she had to endure a two – Jaromir Jagr of the “Florida Panthers” and Jarome Iginla of the “Colorado Avalanche”. Yes, and on the approaches to it the same amount of players – Marian Hossa of the “Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Marleau of” San Jose Sharks “: 493 and 470 goals. In general, these snipers – good piece, exclusive.
But even more amazing speed with which Alexander Ovechkin reached the milestone. In his debut in the NHL in 2005 to overcome the way Russians took ten years and 801 match. This is a phenomenal chart. Faster Ovechkin to polutysyachnogo abroad domchali four – Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy and Brett Hull.
In order to evaluate its worth even look at the average performance of all supersnayperov. Most Alexander Ovechkin, scoring 0.63 goals per game, hit only five gates – Mike Bossy, Sai Dennen, Mario Lemieux and Babe Dai. At the same time if you limit the list of players who, like Ovechkin, held a regular season no less than 800 matches (the longer the distance, the purer the experiment), it gives one a general Lemieux: Legend “Pittsburgh” 0.75 goals per game . Behind are many of those whose names are in North America are associated with the fantastic development of ability to clogging heads – Bobby and Brett Hull, Phil Esposito, Maurice Richard, and even heads with 894 washers sniper race of all time Gretzky. Yes, the average performance of the one most often referred to as the greatest hockey player in the NHL, lower than Ovechkin – 0.60 goals.
But it is impossible not to consider one thing. All those with whom Alexander Ovechkin compare – the heroes of previous eras: the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s or 1990s. An era when, admittedly experts, hit the gate was a bit easier than in our century. Such is the bonus Ovechkin, who, I think, in the near future and will celebrate the entry into the top of the page top of the NHL snipers total number of goals.
Not even the top thirty, twenty and he, I think, will, or next season, or at least in one: at the closing of its Mark Recchi 577 goals. But about twenty to say, talking about the prospects of statistical Ovechkin, somehow awkward – a task too easy. Here, say, Lemieux, the tenth – 690 goals. In order to surpass it, Ovechkin, if it is to preserve the effectiveness will need three or four seasons.
But you can look further. Alexander Ovechkin 30 years. Age by today’s standards is not enhaelovskih veteran rather – the age of prosperity. The league now play up to 40 or more. Jaromir Jagr, for example, feels quite normal in 43. So it would not be strange if Ovechkin, stunningly physically gifted, amazingly motivated, will play at an elite level for about a dozen years. If that happens, the position which occupies the third position of Brett Hull (741 finish), as well as preparing him to bypass Jagr (737) sooner or later, will be threatened. Yes, and they are ahead of Gordie Howe (801 goal) with Gretzky will not in any case appear soaring to its highest pitch.
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