In seven career All-Star Games (he did not participate in the 2012, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2022 games), Ovechkin has recorded 14 points (7g, 7a). Ovechkin, 37, ranked tied for third in the NHL in goals (28) and tied for eighth in points (47) entering Thursday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Ovechkin scored his 802nd career goal on Dec. 23 against the Winnipeg Jets, passing Gordie Howe (801) for second place on the NHL's all-time goals list. Ovechkin now only trails Wayne Gretzky (894) for the most goals in NHL history. On Dec. 13 against the Chicago Blackhawks, Ovechkin recorded his 29th career hat trick to become the third player in NHL history to reach the 800-goal mark. Ovechkin notched his 30th career hat trick on Dec. 31 against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the sixth player in NHL history to score 30 hat tricks, joining Gretzky (50), Mario Lemieux (40), Mike Bossy (39), Brett Hull (33) and Phil Esposito (32). Ovechkin's seven multi-goal games this season are the second most in the NHL.
In addition to scoring his 800th career goal and continuing his climb up the NHL's all-time goals list this season, Ovechkin has also passed Ray Bourque (6,209) for the most shots in NHL history (Dec. 22 at Ottawa), played in his 1,300th career game (Dec. 3 at Calgary), passed Gretzky for the most road goal in NHL history (Nov. 29 at Vancouver), passed Howe (786 goals with Detroit) for the most goals with one franchise in NHL history (Nov. 5 vs. Arizona) and scored his 122nd career game-winning goal on Oct. 24 at New Jersey to pass Howe for the second-most game-winning goals.
Ovechkin is on pace to score 57 goals this season. Should Ovechkin reach the 50-goal mark, it would mark his 10th career 50-goal season, passing Gretzky and Bossy (9) for the most in NHL history. In addition, Ovechkin would pass Gretzky (12) for the most 40-goal seasons in NHL history and tie Mike Gartner (17) for the most 30-goal seasons in NHL history.
