Sidney Crosby on Alex Ovechkin potentially scoring his 900th career goal: 'To be that consistent and that productive is pretty hard to even fathom'

"Yeah, I mean, I wouldn't know, but it's something that I said when he got the record that I think a lot of people, myself, probably him included, thought that it would be pretty difficult to get that many goals. But, yeah, he's just continued to find ways year after year. To be that consistent and that productive is pretty hard to even fathom. So I think, yeah, it's a credit to him and just his consistency and his ability to find ways to score goals."

"Seems inevitable Ovi will hit 900 tomorrow. Maybe tonight. I know you guys don't want it to be tomorrow. Sorry about that."

"He scores a lot, so...,"

Alex Ovechkin remains one goal shy of becoming the first NHL player to reach 900 career goals. His next opportunity comes Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues, and another comes Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby praised Ovechkin's consistency and ability to keep finding ways to score year after year. Ovechkin has 43 career goals against Pittsburgh in 80 games. Ovechkin has struggled early this season with two goals in 12 games and a seven-point start that is the worst of his career. Crosby has begun the 2025-26 campaign in strong form.

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