good pick by the Hawks

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Another statistic that proves Gretzky is the greater goal-scorer between them. If he took as many shots as Ovechkin, he would have scored 1,114 goals.

The only thing more impressive than Gretzky hitting 1000 points in only 424 points is him hitting his next 1000 points in almost the same number of games (433 games). Fastest and also the 2nd fastest 1000 points in history. Lemieux has the 3rd fastest.

I want to see one with the WHA included, that puts Gordie Howe as the all time professional goal leader at 975, as the record should be.

To all the bozos, who you play with matters. In Mario’s first nine years in the league, he only played with two 100 point players, look at who Gretzky played with in Edmonton, are we going to act like that has no bearing or factor on the numbers? Give me a break. Mario was playing with guys nobody has ever heard of until they traded for coffey, they drafted Jagr in 1990, but Mario miss more than half of that season, Mario also missed time during the 9293 year with cancer, missed all of the 94-95 season, so even when Mario had talent around him, he didn’t even play that many games with that talent.imagine putting Mario Lemieux on those Edmonton Oilers teams, are you kidding me? The dude would have 1200 goals and 3500 points

J.T. Miller added another 100 pts for him

Do Chicago Blackhawks

This stats is nice but pretty misleading. There is much more players that has a more points in first 500 games then McDavid and Crosby. Just sayin'....

The average performance of league clubs after 2005 (when Ovechkin entered the NHL) is significantly lower than in the 1980s and early 1990s. In the 80s, performance per game 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, scoring in the NHL gradually declined (with the exception of the 1992/93 championship), and in the 1996/97 season there was a sharp decline 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 Warsaw Pact countries went on 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 goalies who are outfitted like they're working as dog training dummies. The defenders also became very large. Gretzky scored half of his goals against some skinny, dangling fools who jumped 5 meters out of the “frame”, trying to cut the corner, and then fell on the ice. In the 1988-1989 season. In the NHL regular season, 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 numbers, the higher the field players from the countries of the former USSR played, the lower their performance in the NHL. Performance correlates with the number of FSU players playing in the NHL. From 1975 to 1991, USSR clubs played 108 matches with teams of the National Hockey League. During this time, USSR clubs won 58 victories, finished 10 matches in a draw and lost 40 times to NHL representatives. In 1990/91 USSR clubs won against NHL clubs 17 times, lost 8 times and tied 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 USSR teams: 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 selected through a vote organized by the IIHF. The election committee included 56 hockey experts from 16 countries in Europe and North America. Symbolic team of the century: Goalkeeper: Vladislav Tretyak (USSR) - 30 votes. Defender: Vyacheslav Fetisov (USSR) - 54 votes. Defender: Börje Salming (Sweden) - 17 votes. Winger: Valery Kharlamov (USSR) - 21 votes. Winger: Sergei Makarov (USSR) - 18 votes. Center forward: Wayne Gretzky (Canada) - 38 votes. Ovechkin played in the NHL against more competition than Gretzky. But you can compare the results of these players at the time when Soviet players began playing in the NHL. Gretzky played 373 games in the NHL from 1993 to 1998 and scored 120 goals (an average of 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 from 1988 to 1998 and scored 302 goals (an average of 0.42 goals per game) between the ages of 27 and 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 beat Gretzky in the number of goals scored. In addition, regulations contributed to improved performance in the 1980s. Goalkeepers wore narrow pads, less strong helmets and game skates, not goalie skates as they are now. Video replays were introduced in the league only in 1991, when Gretzky had already crossed the equator of his career and stopped scoring goals with automatic bursts. In 1993, the rules for playing with a high stick were changed - it was forbidden to lift it above the crossbar, but previously it was allowed to swing it up to the shoulder. In 1996, when Gretzky was three years away from retiring from the sport, a trapezoid was introduced - a section of ice was outlined where field players were prohibited from making contact with goalkeepers. Ovechkin also beat Gretzky in the number of seasons in which they became the best snipers. Number of seasons in which the player became the best sniper: 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 - 3 seasons 10. Mario Lemieux - 3 seasons 11. Brett Hull - 3 seasons 12. Bill Cook - 3 seasons 13. Babe Dye - 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 increased more than 5 times), and competition in the NHL itself increased! And Gretzky’s performance dropped noticeably. Wayne Gretzky himself said in an interview that it is more difficult to score now than when he was playing (I quote him: “scoring 13 goals now - and this is just my opinion - is much more difficult than scoring 15 goals, as I managed in ’93. "). NHL and WHA leaders in era-adjusted career goals: 1. Alex Ovechkin - 948 2. Gordie Howe - 925 3. Jaromír Jágr - 841 4. Wayne Gretzky - 758 5. Teemu Selänne - 741 6. Brett Hull - 738 7. Jarome Iginla - 706 8. Brendan Shanahan - 672 9. Phil Esposito - 671 10. Maurice Richard - 653 Source: hockey-reference

Ovi is the closest player to Messier. He does it all.

Wayne Gretzky had 449 goals, 725 assists and a plus-minus of +402 in 500 games in his first 500 games in his career. Mario Lemieux had 393 goals, 567 assists and a plus-minus of +38 in 500 games in his first 500 games in his career.

Apparently the 80's and 90's sucked all the fun out of hockey. They didn't leave any for the 2000's.

In his first NHL season, 1979-80, Gretzky was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player (the first of eight in a row) and tied for the scoring lead with Marcel Dionne with 137 points. MVP of the league trumps rookie of the year!!!

for crosby to keep up with Mario early on was impressive

Vancouver Canuck’s rule the nhl

Nice way to compare players!

Gretzky in that list 3X, and to think he scored way more assists than goals is insane!

Those that understand revolutionaries is always a sparcly populated demographic.

Gretzky just casually beats Lemieux by 215 points through their first 500 games by scoring 1102 points in those first 500 games. Gretzky’s thinking: “No big deal. A 215 point difference is only a season for me.” Proceeds to score another 1,755 points (more than Lemieux scored in his entire career).

Remember crosby started at dead puck era

Throw Lindros in there...

Makarov came out blazing. Would have been great to see him in the NHL during his prime.

There was no Stanley Cup in 2005

Missing: Vegas Golden Knights 2023

Lemieux & McDavid & Crosby Vs Gretzky & Gretzky Lemieux & McDavid & Crosby = 2401 pts Gretzky & Gretzky = 2372 pts (99% of 2401 pts) Gretzky is simply the goat of all sports 🏒 AMAZING video by the way 💯

0:16 McDavid to Eichel...hold my beer

Crosby would have lasted "One Stevens" in the 90s.

Bratt is such a steal of a pick

This show the Pens 3rd cup coming in the year 2000. That would have been 2009. Need to fix that.

Hot damn! If Mario had his health!!!

Just shows what a true beast Howe was. Others on the list played during a time when working out conditioning were involved. Howes time was liquor and smokes as part of the daily diet 😂 not saying that was howes daily diet

The funny one for me will be Assists vs GP.

Gretzky hits 1000 points when Crosby & McDavid are barely hitting 600. Insane.

This isn’t accurate: Gretzky was making $10 million in 1993/94 and, at the time, had a clause in his contract that he would always be the highest paid player in the NHL.

Thanks for the video. It would be interesting to mark the games where significant injuries and illnesses hit.

Lemieux retired the first time at 2.03 PPG and 0.84 GPG HIGHEST IN HISTORY

Thanks for these Great Videos! Oh, yes, the McDavid-Class. Jack Eichel actually had a half-season Lead on Connor McDavid in their Rookie-Seasons, then McDavid just took over, and the rest was history! lol. Quite the players in Mitch Marner, Mikko Rantanen and Sebastien Aho. But for the sake of the Original-Argument, for Connor to be a WHOPPING 404!!!! Points over Jack is True INSANITY! Of Course Injury, various factors, but still. Almost lapping his Draft-Class just shows Connor McDavid's True Greatness. Wow. -B.W. / -OAD.

Great Video. All Full-Credit to David Pastrnak. Heck of a Player! Leon Draisaitl and 'Pasta' were neck-and-neck up until 2018, then 'Drai' started pulling away as The Best! David kept up well. 2020 Draisaitl Officially took-over. Then 2021, 2022, to now, 127-Points Ahead for Leon. Wow. Just Incredible! -B.W. / -OAD.

Alot try to make a 'what-if' case for The Wonderful Mario. Indeed if Cancer and Injury didn't derail him he'd be That Much Better for Points, Accolades. But The Great Wayne Gretzky in the Unachievable Glass-Ceiling of Greatness, One-Of-A-Kind! -B.W. / -OAD.

Mike Bossy > Than Brett hull > Ovechkin.

LaFontaine's bar looked like it hit a wall. Sorry Patty.

Newsy Lalone is my great-great grandfather. One of the Original Flying Frenchmen

Damn,I wanted so badly DeBrincat to pass Laine.Almost done it...

That the Oilers drafted Puliujarvi over Sergachev, Chychrun and McAvoy is so frustrating, not to mention passing on Tkachuk too

Gaudreau lookin a lot like Kucherov here

You should show some love to the undrafted players as well. There are a few good ones that should have a place in one of your vids. Good job on the vids by the way.

Strong class but I think Kucherov is the only lock for 1000 career points.

Scouts were pretty good that year. If Aho had a bit more size he would have been a first rounder too.

Nice beard Gaudreau