Alex Ovechkin believes he's better than Wayne Gretzky after shocking remarks

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Daniel Lucente
July 25, 2024 (1:47 PM)

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Alex Ovechkin believes that if it weren't for the NHL lockouts and the global pandemic, he would have already shattered Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record.

Ovechkin is only 41 goals away from tying the all-time goals record held by Gretzky. He still has two years remaining on his current contract, which means he would only need to score 21 goals in each of the next two seasons to beat the record. Ovechkin strongly believes that he would already be the record holder if it wasn't for all the bumps along the way.

«If there had been no lockout and no pandemic, I think Gretzky's record would have been broken by now,» Ovechkin told Sardarov and via a translation by Google Translate. «But, unfortunately, such moments happen.»

After looking through some stats to see if Ovi knows what he's talking about, it looks as though he missed a total of 155 games due to the two NHL lockouts over the last two decades, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic league shutdown. Looking at Ovechkin's historical goal per game pace, he would have easily gotten way more than 42 goals over those 155 games, which would put him in the lead for goals scored.

Alex Ovechkin sets the NHL RECORD with his 18th career 30 goal season 🤯🚨

While Ovi waits to capture Gretzky's record, he can take consolation knowing he has just earned himself the all-time record for most 30 goal seasons. Take that Wayne!

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Alex Ovechkin says he would have already broken Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record without lockouts and the pandemic: �But, unfortunately, such moments happen'