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Alexander Ovechkin is the best Russian sniper in the history of the regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2004, he was selected first overall in the draft by the Washington Capitals. In his debut season, the Russian scored 52 goals and since then has won the Maurice Richard Trophy, the prize for the best sniper of the championship, nine times.
On December 14, 2022, Ovechkin scored a hat-trick in a match against the Chicago Blackhawks, scoring his 798th, 799th and 800th career goals. The Russian became the third hockey player in the history of the NHL to reach the eight hundred goal mark. In a match with the Winnipeg Jets on December 24, he scored a double and moved into clear second place in the list of the best snipers in the league, ahead of the legendary Canadian Gordie Howe, who scored a total of 801 goals with the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers.
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Ovechkin is in his 19th season in the NHL. He has played his entire career for Washington, and his latest contract with the Capitals runs until the end of the 2025/26 season. The Russian holds the record for goals in championships for one club, for the number of goals scored in the power play (300), in overtime (25), as well as many other unique achievements, which we described in the text about Ovi’s main achievements.
List of NHL players who scored 500 or more goals
#
Player
Games
Goals
Team
1
Wayne Gretzky
1487
894
Edmonton Oilers
2
Alexander Ovechkin*
1375
827
Washington Capitals
3
Gordie Howe
1767
801
Detroit Red Wings
4
Jaromir Jagr
1733
766
Washington Capitals
5
Brett Hull
1269
741
St. Louis Blues
6
Marcel Dionne
1348
731
Los Angeles Kings
7
Phil Esposito
1282
717
Boston Bruins
8
Mike Gartner
1432
708
New York Rangers
9
Mark Messier
1756
694
New York Rangers
10
Steve Yzerman
1514
692
Detroit Red Wings
11
Mario Lemieux
915
690
Pittsburgh Penguins
12
Temu Selanne
1451
684
Anaheim Ducks
13
Luc Robitaille
1431
668
Los Angeles Kings
14
Brendan Shanahan
1524
656
Detroit Red Wings
15
Dave Andreychuk
1639
640
New Jersey Devils
16< /p>
Jerome Iginla
1554
625
Calgary Flames
16
Joe Sakic
1378
625
Colorado Avalanche
18
Bobby Hull
1063
610
Chicago Blackhawks
19
Dino Cissarelli
1232
608
Detroit Red Wings
20
Jari Kurri
1251
601
Los Angeles Kings
21
Mark Recchi
1652
577
Pittsburgh Penguins< /p>
22
Mike Bossy
752
573
New York Islanders
23
Sidney Crosby*
1220
567
Pittsburgh Penguins
24
Patrick Marleau
1779
566
San Jose Sharks
25
Joe Nuindyk
1257
564
New Jersey Devils
25
Mats Sundin
1346
564
Toronto Maple Leafs
27
Mike Modano
1499
561
Dallas Stars
28
Guy Lafleur
1126
560
Montreal Canadiens
29
Johnny Butsik
1540
556
Boston Bruins
< p>30
Ron Francis
1731
549
Carolina Hurricanes
31
< p>Michel Goulet
1089
548
Chicago Blackhawks
32
Maurice Richard
978
544
Montreal Canadiens
33
Stan Mikita
1394
541
Chicago Blackhawks
34
Keith Tkachuk
1201
538
St. Louis Blues
35
Frank Mahovlich
1181
533
< p>Montreal Canadiens
36
Steven Stamkos*
1032
530
Tampa Bay Lightning
37
Marian Gossa
1309
525
Chicago Blackhawks
38
Brian Trottier
1279
524
New York Islanders
39
Pat Verbeek
1424
522
Detroit Red Wings
40
Dale Hawerchuk
< p>1188
518
St. Louis Blues
41
Pierre Turgeon
1294
515
Colorado Avalanche
42
Jeremy Roenick
1363
513
San Jose Sharks
43
Gilbert Perreault
1191
512
Buffalo Sabers
44
Jean Beliveau
1125
507
Montreal Canadiens
45
Peter Bondra
1081
503
Chicago Blackhawks
46
Joe Mullen
1062
502
Pittsburgh Penguins
47
Lanny McDonald
1111
500
Calgary Flames
* Of the top 47 scorers, only Ovechkin, Crosby and Stamkos are active hockey players.
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