More Milestones Within Alex Ovechkin’s Reach

If you’re at least remotely familiar with Caps hockey, then you’ve probably heard that Alex Ovechkin is 42 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record. But that’s not the only history that Ovechkin could make this year.

Here is a list of milestones that are within Ovi’s reach.

1500 NHL games. Ovechkin has played 1426 NHL regular season games, all with the Capitals. He holds the record for most NHL games played by any Russian and by any Washington Capital. Without any injuries or major hurdles, Ovechkin could reach 1500 games by the end of this season. He would be the 22nd player in NHL history to do so.

20+ Goal Seasons. If Ovechkin scores 20 or more goals this year (which he has…