Before the season, he was asked about how long he might play - after this season, he has two more left on his contract with the Capitals - and he referenced wanting to retire feeling well enough that he could still play with his son, Sergei, who was born in August. Ovechkin has dismissed the thought that he could catch Gretzky. I remember when I hit 700 and I was like, 'I'm still almost 200 away? I mean, it seems like you're close but you're really not. "All it depends on does he stay healthy, does he want to continue to play that long?" Hull said. That was Ovechkin's rookie year, and at 33 years old, he's on pace to become the first player since Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos in 2011-12 to potentially post a 60-goal campaign.Īnd because Ovechkin has finally added a Stanley Cup to his impressive resum�, the question surrounding him now is whether he can catch Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 goals for his career. Hull finished with 741 goals in his 18-season career, and he played until he was 41, appearing in five games during the 2005-06 season. Ovechkin has arguably been compared to Hull most throughout his career for their shared elite goal-scoring ability.
There aren't a lot of guys who have that ability." "Everyone thinks he's always over here on his off side well, he just scored over there from the right wing," Hull said.
Way above Ovechkin in the Enterprise Center, Hall-of-Fame winger Brett Hull was standing in the press box minutes later, marvelling at the player who's already joined him as one of the greatest the NHL has ever seen. LOUIS - Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin had his tongue out and his right leg in the air as he unfurled a wrist shot that fluttered its way into the net, carving out another slice of history for himself with that 30th goal of the season.
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