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24 minutes ago, boilerhorn said:

FWIW, Gretzky had 1963 assists. Ovechkin has 724. Nsiap. 

Yeah but one got to pass to messier and kurri a lot and one didn’t, and the 80s were higher scoring in general   

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26 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Yeah but one got to pass to messier and kurri a lot and one didn’t, and the 80s were higher scoring in general   

Agree.  That said, it is even more amazing that he amassed that many goals with scores like Messier, Kurri, Nicholls, LaFontaine, McTavish, Robataille, etc. with him.  Gretzky's goals per year dropped notably when he left Edmonton, but he remained as prolific in getting his teammates involved.  And, the focus on defense increased dramatically in the early 2000s to present.

Ovechkin had the likes of Backstrom, Semin, and Kuznetov with him over the years, but none of those guys are household names like the ones Gretzky got to collaborate with.

Also - Ovechkin has a lifetime +/- of 63, or 3 per 82 game season.  Gretzky was 520; 29 per 82 game season.

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