Alex Ovechkin continues to close in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time career goals record of 894 -- with another tally on Wednesday night, he's two away from tying it and three from breaking it.
But you want to know something mind-blowing that I just found out on Thursday morning? Ovechkin has played in 1,485 career games. Gretzky played in ... 1,487 games.
That's right: it is theoretically possible that Ovechkin could match Gretzky's goals IN THE SAME NUMBER OF GAMES PLAYED!
Weird. Eerie. Wild. I love it. Folks on X (formerly Twitter) are catching on and minds are similarly being blown around the world:
Wayne Gretzky:
— Odds Shark (@OddsShark) April 3, 2025
894 goals in 1487 games played
Alex Ovechkin:
892 goals in 1485 games played
Ovi could tie the record in the EXACT same amount of games 🤯 pic.twitter.com/bHqf2dvLGr
Pretty amazing stat here
— David Amber (@DavidAmber) April 3, 2025
Gretzky 1487 games 894 goals
Ovechkin 1485 games 892 goals
Everyone talks about Alex Ovechkin being 2 goals behind Wayne Gretzky.
— Stat Boy Steven 🇳🇱🇮🇪 (@StatBoy_Steven) April 3, 2025
But he's also 2 games played behind Wayne Gretzky.
There's a realistic scenario where Ovechkin ties Gretzky in both goals and games played at the same time! #allcapspic.twitter.com/d4rvLno2JI
Incredible!
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky stat during goals chase is wild
