Alexander Ovechkin scored goals number 599 and 600 Monday night, and sits 20th all time. If he plays long enough, well … fifth overall is 131 goals, or five low-end Ovechkin seasons, away. In his first 990 NHL games — 13 seasons — Ovechkin has scored 0.697 goals per game, adjusted for era. And it puts him squarely at the intersection of how we measure hockey players. It’s because he’s great that he gets blamed.

Source: thestar March 13, 2018 23:37 UTC