Last Call For Bets On GR8 Chase: Alex Ovechkin to Break Wayne Gretzky's NHL Goal Record
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is eight goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL Goal record with odds increasing for it to happen this season
The biggest storyline of the NHL season has by far been the GR8 Chase with Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin on the precipice of passing hockey legend Wayne Gretzky for the all-time goals record. There is 14 games left in the Capitals season and Ovechkin is within eight goals from breaking the record after scoring versus the Sharks last Sunday.
The Russian winger has 34 goals on the season now, and betting odds for the record to be broken this season have dropped drastically to -136 and which means this may be our last opportunity to take the bet at a bargain.
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In our last post about the GR8 Chase, we said to take the odds while you could at +150 and like we predicted the odds continued to drop due to Ovechkin continuing to score as the Capitals were heading into several favourable matchups. Washington is still dominating with the league's best offence and second-best defence plus they have the 11th-easiest remaining strength of schedule, according to Tankathon.
The case is starting to look more and more likely as they will play against bottom ten defences in the Blackhawks, Sabres, Flyers, Bruins and Penguins. Ovechkin will also play against teams that he has great career numbers against like the Jets and Hurricanes, who he has his first and second-most career goals against respectively.
Alex Ovechkin broke his leg on November 18. He returned just 40 days later (he’s 39 years old). He has 19 goals in 33 games since and is 8 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history.
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It should come down to the wire with Ovechkin's 0.65 goals per game average this season should have him beating the record by a goal or two with a season-long projection of roughly 43 goals, which gives us not a lot of room for error but he has rarely missed time due to injury and the franchise seems focused on bringing home the record this season and will see it through to the end.
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