Are we counting playoff goals or nah? 😅 #SDP #capitals #nhl #hockey #ovechkin

[curtispineo]

Regular season... Playoffs.. they r different.. separate categories.. give o.v his props for god sakes

[Blanky]

Gretzky came from an era where goalies were essentially an orange pylon standing in net.

[johnschuten]

I do believe it’s because not everyone makes the playoffs.

[MrSTOCKBLOGGER]

Gretzky was on some of the greatest teams of all time. the Oilers won the cup THE YEAR AFTER HE LEFT

[RememberMe-bb]

Isn't that what Oveckin is going for..."regular season goal record"?

I'm pretty sure there is a separate category for "all time could be wrong 🙆‍♂️

[robertjansson]

My personal favorite is Brett Hull. 5th all time with 741, 200 games fewer than gretz and ovi. "Only" played 4-5 seasons during the high scoring era. The rest of his 18 years was in the low scoring clutch and grab era. Also the blues wasn't a cup winning team like the oilers.

[BelgotLeons]

He's still gonna make it past it before it's all said and done. You're making a mountain out of an ant hill

[Jackie_Shriek]

Actually the most prolific goal scorer of all time is Mike Bossy

[scottm]

Put Ovi on the 1982 Oilers and see how many goals he scores.

[ninjashep]

This might be a hot take but I don’t think Ovechkin passes the record THIS season & he probably passes the record early next season

[Gorrddyy]

O.V. also had multiple lockouts, lmao ... Wayne hasn't and played in an easier time to score lol

[boodits]

Still say the greatest goal scorer is Mike Bossy…if that guy could’ve stayed healthy he might’ve been the goals leader…

[TonkaTuFF]

Bure would have broken the goal record hands down

[KevinBrevin]

Also Lemieux would have destroyed Gretzkys record. He could have had 1200 goals in regular season alone by the time he was 40.

[frostygear]

This is the Leafiest take you could've possibly had.

[BB-rhml]

What about All time Professional Hockey Goals?

[Marvin-chr]

Plus how many of those goals ovi scored were empty net goals

[Oxmustube]

We all know who gets the most points in the regular season, yet there is no award for the leading scorer in the playoffs.
Why should we count playoff goals then?

[rainey]

Ovi has never got 50 in 50 end of discussion

[cammcgrath]

If Mario had a full and healthy career this conversation wouldn’t be happening cause he was by far the best goal scorer. He had 690 in 915 games.