The Moscow, Russia native ranks tied for second in the NHL in goals (24), third in points (52), tied for seventh in assists (28) and first in shots (170). Additionally, Ovechkin's 32 points at five-on-five (12g, 20a) rank tied for first in the NHL and his 22:03 time on ice per game ranks third among forwards. Ovechkin is currently on a 115-point pace and a 62-assist pace over an 82-game season, both of which would be single-season career highs. No player in NHL history has recorded 115 or more points in a season at the age of 36 or older.
This season, Ovechkin passed Marcel Dionne and Brett Hull on the NHL's all-time goals list and currently sits in fourth place with 754 career goals, 13 shy of passing Jaromir Jagr for third place. On Dec. 31 vs. Detroit, Ovechkin scored his 275th career power play goal, passing Dave Andreychuk for the most in NHL history; tallied his 119th career game-winning goal, passing Phil Esposito for the third most in NHL history and recorded career point 1,370, passing Johnny Bucyk for 25th on the NHL's all-time points list. Ovechkin now sits three points shy of passing Mike Modano (1,374) for the 24th-most points in NHL history. Ovechkin also recorded his 28th career hat trick on Nov. 26 against Florida, tying him with Dionne and Bobby Hull for the sixth most in NHL history, and recorded his 600th career assist on Nov. 8 against Buffalo, becoming the ninth active player to reach the mark.
