What a privilege it has been to have season tickets since 07-08. Being able to watch this dude mature into the player he is now, breaking records left and right, winning the cup. I love this man so much.

Every goal from now on is history. And when he hits 900.... simply the best modern-day goal scorer ever

Super classy by the Jets, respect.

Джеты молодцы - не ушли с площадки! Даёшь 50 шайб в этом сезоне!

Alex привет из Словакии! И поздравляю тебя с шайбой 802. Уже только нумер 99 осталось победить ...

The thing is.. He's going to pass Mr.99, it's only a manner of time. We are watching history right in front of our eyes

И ещё один момент приятный, соперники как тепло и от души поздравили Саню, молодцы, вот он легенда мирового хоккея и просто обычный хороший человек.....

The next greatest GOAT Love from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦

Саня заряжай побольше!!! Так Держать!!! Удачи!!!👋👋👋

The Great 8 passed Mr hockey now one target 🎯 left passing the Great One (894)., he is the greatest goal scorer of all time without any doubt. Grateful to witness history. He made has to believe in dc teams again. Thanks for all glory n joy u brought to our nation capital. Ovi n Caps for the championship!!!

WOW !! AND I'M ALIVE IN THIS MOMENT OF HISTORY. THANK YOU, ALEX OVECHKIN !!! AND CONGRATULATIONS !!!

What a monster player, and he's so humble.

64 out of the top 65 (and 94 out of 100) highest points per season among NHL players, occurred in the 70's, 80's and 90's. And 24 of the top 25 highest goals per season among NHL players were before the 2000's. Guess who cracked the top 25 from 2000 and after...? Alex Ovechkin! Scoring was DEFINITELY easier back then, than today! Ovechkin is the GOAT of goal scoring!

What amazes about Ovechkin is obviously the shot and goals but also his durability. Ovi has always played a physical game and he rarely gets hurt. He is basically a linebacker on skates.

Grats, Ovi! - life long detroit red wings fan. I had the pleasure of meeting Gordie Howe twice as a youngin. What his son, Mark said is true. He’d be there congratulating you if he was still here. Now catch Gretzky!

Alex Oveckhin hopes to get 803 and surpass Gretzky and the chase 894 goals way to go to ovi 🎊 🎊🎉🎉 congratulations

92 за три сезона вполне реально сделать, так что Алекс здоровья самое главное и быть номером один в хоккее 👍🤝💪👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Congratulations to Ovi what a legend

Who didn't know that it could happened today!? 😀 Bravo Sasha!!! 😀

My fav player 💯

Так приятно было когда соперники тоже стали и ждали Овечкина и каждый поздравил хвола игрокам хоккейа и Овечкина поздравляю от всей души

Овечкин - истинный капитан, лидер и опора команды, легенда мирового хоккея. Великолепный мастер, обладающий внушительным опытом и арсеналом навыков. Но что особо удивляет и вызывает восхищение, так это отсутствие у него спортивного эгоизма и чувства собственного величия.

The average league performance after 2005 (when Ovi joined the NHL) is significantly lower than in the 1980s and early 1990s. In the 80s, the performance per match ranged from 7 to 8 goals, and the most “fun” season was the 1981/82 championship - 8.03 goals (it was in that year that Gretzky set an all-time record - 92 goals in the regular season). In the first half of the 90s, the performance in the NHL was slowly declining (with the exception of the 1992/93 championship), and in the 1996/97 season there was a sharp decrease in this indicator - to 5.83 goals per game. In the 2003/04 regular season, the performance dropped to a terrible 5.14 goals. This may be due to increased competition in the NHL. After the collapse of the USSR, many hockey players who played in the countries of the Warsaw Pact moved to play in the NHL. The best players on the planet are playing in North America right now. During the Gretzky era, there were almost no Europeans in the NHL. In the 1983/84 season. Only 50 foreigners played in the NHL. Ovi came into the league during the "dead puck era," playing against bigger, faster goaltenders who are equipped to look like they're working as fighting dog training dummies. The defenders have also become very large. Gretzky scored half of his goals on some skinny, dangling fools who jumped 5 meters out of the “frame”, trying to cut the corner, and then fell onto the ice. In the 1988-1989 season. in the regular season of the NHL, 1 field player from the countries of the former USSR played, after the collapse of the USSR in the 1991-1992 season. 24 field players played in the 1993-1994 season. - 63, and in 2003/04. - 71. As can be seen from the figures, the higher the field players from the countries of the former USSR played, the lower the performance in the NHL. The performance is correlated with the number of players playing in the NHL from the countries of the former USSR. From 1975 to 1991, the clubs of the USSR played 108 matches with the teams of the National Hockey League. During this time, the clubs of the USSR won 58 victories, 10 matches ended in a draw and lost 40 times to the representatives of the NHL. In 1990/91 USSR clubs won 17 times against NHL clubs, lost 8 times and drew 3 times. This indicates the high competitiveness of Soviet hockey players. For example, the results of the teams in which Gretzky played at that time against the teams of the USSR: 01/04/1980 Edmonton Oilers - Dynamo (Moscow) - 1: 4 12/27/1985 Edmonton Oilers - CSKA - 3: 6 12/31/1988 Los Angeles Kings - Dynamo (Riga) - 3:5 12/04/1989 Los Angeles Kings - Khimik (Voskresensk) - 3:6 12/03/1990 Los Angeles Kings - Khimik (Voskresensk) - 5: 1 Also, the symbolic team of the century included 4 players who played in the USSR championships and 2 players who played in the NHL. The six members of the symbolic team were chosen by voting organized by the IIHF. The selection committee included 56 hockey experts from 16 countries in Europe and North America. Symbolic team of the century: Goalkeeper: Vladislav Tretiak (USSR) - 30 votes. Defender: Vyacheslav Fetisov (USSR) - 54 votes. Defender: Börje Salming (Sweden) - 17 votes. Wing: Valery Kharlamov (USSR) - 21 votes. Wing: Sergei Makarov (USSR) - 18 votes. Center forward: Wayne Gretzky (Canada) - 38 votes Ovechkin played in the NHL with more competition than Gretzky. But you can compare the results of these players, at the time when the Soviet players started playing in the NHL. Gretzky played 373 games in the NHL from 1993 to 1998 and scored 120 goals (averaging 0.32 goals per game) at the age of 32-36. Ovechkin, aged 32-36 (from 2017 to 2022), played 353 games in the NHL and scored 222 goals (an average of 0.63 goals per game). Gretzky played 721 NHL games and scored 302 goals from 1988 to 1998 (averaging 0.42 goals per game) at the age of 27-36. Ovechkin, aged 27-36 (from 2012 to 2022), played 721 games in the NHL and scored 441 goals (an average of 0.61 goals per game). During these periods, Ovechkin won against Gretzky in the number of goals scored. In addition, rules contributed to increased performance in the 1980s. Goalkeepers wore narrow shin guards, less sturdy helmets, and play skates, rather than goalie skates, as they are now. Video replays in the league were introduced only in 1991, when Gretzky had already crossed the equator of his career and stopped scoring goals with automatic bursts. In 1993, they changed the rules for playing with a high stick - it was forbidden to lift it above the crossbar, and before that it was allowed to swing up to the shoulder. In 1996, when Gretzky was three years away from retiring from the sport, a trapezoid was introduced - they outlined a section of ice on which the field was forbidden to contact the goalkeepers. Ovechkin also won against Gretzky in the number of seasons in which they became the best scorers. Number of seasons in which the player became the best scorer: 1. Alexander Ovechkin - 9 seasons 2. Bobby Hull - 7 seasons 3. Phil Esposito - 6 seasons 4. Wayne Gretzky - 5 seasons 5. Gordie Howe - 5 seasons 6. Maurice Richard - 5 seasons 7. Charlie Conacher - 5 seasons 8. Pavel Bure - 3 seasons 9. Teemu Selanne - Season 3 10. Mario Lemieux - 3 seasons 11. Brett Hull - 3 seasons 12. Bill Cook - 3 seasons 13. Babe Dy - 3 seasons Wayne Gretzky never became the best sniper after 1991, that is, when, after the collapse of the USSR and the Warsaw Pact, European players poured into the NHL (the number of Europeans in the NHL became more than 5 times), and the competition in the NHL itself increased! And Gretzky's performance dropped noticeably. Wayne Gretzky himself said in an interview that it’s harder to score now than when he was playing (I quote him: “To score 13 goals now - and this is just my opinion - is much more difficult than to score 15 goals, as I did in '93. ").

И кто говорит что Ови только в пустые забивает? Да забивает, но он не собирался сегодня этого делать, но Кузя красавчик его заставил, и в пустые он забил красиво

Болельщики приходят на матч ради Овечкина, куда-бы Капиталз не приезжал, Саня молодец. Здоровья и сил тебе желаю, ведь перед тобой теперь стоит новая задача-895+1.

Special skills, special man.

Кузя красавчик,хотя Саня ему пас дал,чтобы Кузя забил.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

100пудов, если не хватит 3х сезонов, будет и четвёртый. Просто так его не отпустят. Боже, храни Америку от развала ещё несколько лет. Потом можно.

Only 92 to go. OVI THE GREAT GOES.

Done in the sweet Screaming Eagle. What a fantastic sweater that is.

Absolutely Greatest Respect to Jets Team! This is moment to remember for all of us. Jets you are the BEST in friendship!

He's going to pass The Great One. And nothing is gonna stop him. Congrats Ovi

Very classy all around. Congrats to Ovi, what an accomplishment!

Ovečkin je Bog!! Congrats man! This Croatian has been to many of your games, and is one of your biggest fans! Bravo Ruska Legendo!!

Родной арене тоже праздник поздравляю

Congratulations Alex ovechkin you're awesome

The level of class shown by teams and fanbases during this march to 802 has been off the charts. Its the kind of thing that gives you hope for the world. A handshake line for a regular season GOAL? I don't care if its history. That is the epitome of class and sportsmanship. The business and showbiz "entertainment" of the NHL makes me not want to watch anymore. Moments like this remind me why I fell in love with the game to begin with.

Gordie Howe has been my all time great since back in the 60's and watching him play at Olympia stadium in Detroit. But there is no better player I'd rather see move past Gordie other than Alex Ovechkin. A tremendous and domineering hockey player whose talents are out of this world. I wish Gordie could have been there for #802.

That's was too classy by the Jets to line up and salute Ovechkin for 802. Well done!

My Daughter and I got to witness this in person and she asked will Ovie break the record? I told her not if, but when.......LEGENDARY.

Been a privilege to have seen the majority of them scored live on television, at the rink and the rest via radio call live.

Вот эта легенда! . Саня, здоровья тебе, всегда верил, что ты тот, который побьет рекорд Гретцки. Теперь я тоже обладатель футболки с твоим автографом. Спасибо за это Артему и Кристине.Всех благ!

Красота!!!

what a boss

Я счастлив,что родился в это замечательное время,а именно в период "Волшебной игры" -Гения!

THE GREAT #8 .. ALEX OVECHKIN .. 👏👏👏 ..

Respect! from a Penguins fan.

Congratulations Alexander Ovechkin Never Say Never on the Gretzky record

What a class act he his

Kuzi's passback, giving up on a 100% ENG scoring opportunity, was a class act!

It was unbelievable to have witnessed the scoring of 802 a second time... 1st Wayne and now Alexander!!! Once again, we see the level of class displayed from the Howe family, 801 was no small feat by Mr. Hockey. Can Ov be the 1st to 900?

I am glad to see him for 2 more seasons or hope 3 if not injured 🙏. I would love him to do 900

Ovi is superb hockey player can do it all bring great excitement to game cheers for ,#8

Наш Великий Александр Овечкин делает историю! Спасибо его партнёрам, особенно Кузнецову 👊

GOAT - Саня лучший!!!

GREAT 8 🐐🐐🐐

Всегда смотрю и восхищаюсь вашими видео, правда с небольшим опозданием, но они так красиво смотрятся, что мне остаётся поставить только лайк! Продолжайте в том же духе радовать зрителя!!!

Congratulations Ovechkin!!!!!

респект парням

Кстати очень хорошо что Овечкин забил Этот гол в пустые ворота☝️😉 в конце матча 🤗Поэтому осталось столько времени на поздравления и шоу🤩 болельщики насладились этой ситуацией👏😻👍 это было кайфно🔥🔥🔥 поздравим Саню и пожелаем ему побить все рекорды🙏🤴👍

These moments make hockey great!

Кузи тоже красава!

Congrats 👏👍 ovie 1 more to go n you can do it✌️

Бля, так приятно!!! Молодец, Саша!!! Уважение!!!

He's 37, hasn't slowed down at all, really, and has been healthy his entire career. If he continues the way he has, he's going to beat Gretzky. And he's the type of player to not retire until he does. He'll be like Jagr and Chara. Playing until he absolutely can't.

Вперёд Александр вперёёёд!!!!!!!

Красавчик

Congrats Ovi🔥🔥🔥

до рекорда осталось пройти 93 ступеньки и все .... дальше будет вершина космоса.......эх лишь бы сил хватило САНЯ держись ты дойдешь я в тебя верю

The gr8 one

соперники молодцы,тоже высказали уважение Легенде!

As someone who lives not far from Gretzky's hometown, I still hope Ovi breaks Gretzky's record

Думается мне, что №8 также выведут из оборота как и №99...

Эх Динамо! Жемчужина хоккея,!

802 in today's hockey is equal to 1500

No one can "cancel" Russia.

Здоровья

Gordie Howe also had 174 goals in the WHA, so actually 975 pro goals of which only 801 occured in the NHL. The WHA and the NHL merged in 1979. The current NHL Stanley Cup Champions was originally a WHA team; the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise...

Unreal, a true living legend. It’s just a matter of time, fingers crossed. His longevity and scoring touch into late career is truly special. Crazy to think of not for lockouts and a pandemic he’s probably have passed this already and putting some distance in the record books that likely will mot be touched.

Kudos to the Jets! Very very sportsmanshiplike and classy!

Watching history from Uzbekistan

Кузя и зо всех сил старался по способствовать.. 😁

Ови превзойдёт рекорд Грецки,я не сомневаюсь в этом ни сколько!Но есть одно но!Дадут ли сместить с трона легенду Канадского хоккея,родоначальников этого вида спорта!Не вмешается ли политика в это?Вот,что страшно.За Саню переживаю!

Думаю Ови не уйдет ,пока не забьет эти 93 шайбы)) Не каждому такой шанс выпадает

OV did it fair and square with a lot of hard work and effort over the years. HIS POLITICS COUNT FOR NOTHING HERE. … 895 coming up sooner than later! Ok OV!

Die hard leafs 🍃 fan and ovie fan class act Winnipeg jets congrats ALEX average 30 goals a year.easy 4 ovie new king to b crowned 👑 also Gretzky fan so no bias from me

Помните его Вашингтон, такого у вас больше никогда не будет!

His team needs to understand that he wants to earn these next milestone goals, he clearly didn't want the easy empty net goal despite it being his record breaking 802. He wants them on merit.

Love him ovie oviechikn best NHL hockey player ever Crosby second player ever Crosby best ever

Marry Christmas!

Жди Уэйн, Ови идет за тобой!!!

Как Сашка Овечкин побил рекорд легенды канадского хоккея Горди Хоу.

Надо 900!

Красавчик!

Just 5 more seasons to hit 1,000 goals

❤

The best

Ovie is the top scorer, Gretzky is the best playmaker, Tom Wilson - the best enforcer :-)

Думаю в будущем 800 голов и более, может забит Коннор Макдэвид. Поздравляю Овечкина действительно легенда хоккея! Побить по голом самого "Мистера хоккея" Горди Хоу дорогого стоит. Остался один рекорд по голом в НХЛ побить Овечкину, и Народ вы конечно знаете... Уэйн Гретцки!!!

Congrats Mr. ObVIously with 802!