Less than 2 percent of NHL players all-time have scored as many points as Alex Ovechkin has scored goals

"Alex Ovechkin wrote himself onto a fresh page of the NHL record books Wednesday when he became the first player in league history to score 900 career goals. The 40-year-old winger's goal total is already unprecedented, but it becomes even more remarkable when compared to other scoring benchmarks. For example, less than two percent (1.66 to be exact) of NHL players all-time have recorded as many points as Ovechkin has scored goals in their careers. That's just 130 skaters out of 7,819 who have touched NHL ice."

"Ovechkin has logged 1,633 points (900g, 733a) in 1,505 career games, good for 11th-most all-time and counting. If he never helped a teammate light the lamp, his own goal total alone would leave him in a tie for 130th all-time with former Chicago Blackhawks winger Tony Amonte. To put Ovechkin's greatness further into perspective, here are a few more stats for you to chew on. Alex Ovechkin would have the second most points in Capitals franchise history even without any of his assists. Even amongst the annals of Washington Capitals history, Ovechkin would sit second in franchise history for career points on goals alone. He'd sit eight points clear of Peter Bondra (892) and trail only his beloved former teammate Nicklas Backstrom (1,033)."

"Ovechkin has scored more goals than over 92 percent of NHL players have played games individually in their careers. Ovechkin played in his milestone 1,500th career game on Oct. 25, becoming just the 24th player in league history to do so. Defenseman Brent Burns (1,511) is the only active player ahead of him in 23rd place. The Capitals captain's 900 career goals would equal the total career games of two other players (Bobby Nystrom and Rob Ray) at 574th all-time. That means only 7.3 percent of all players in league history have played in more games than Ovechkin has scored goals."

Alex Ovechkin reached 900 career goals, the first player in NHL history to do so. He has 1,633 points (900g, 733a) in 1,505 games, ranking 11th all-time in points. Only 130 of 7,819 NHL players have recorded as many points as Ovechkin has goals. His 900 goals would tie for 130th all-time in points if only goals counted. Within Capitals history, his goals-only total would place him second, eight ahead of Peter Bondra and trailing Nicklas Backstrom. Ovechkin played his 1,500th game on Oct. 25, becoming the 24th player to reach that milestone.

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