Alexander Ovechkin reaches 1,000 combined goals in regular season and playoffs

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ovechkin-alexander/6s0ms3DP/"]Ovechkin[/a], 40, scored his 1,000th goal and 26th of the season during a power play in Sunday's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/washington-capitals-UND9nmoG/?mid=Q1b2lqyQ"]3-2[/a] loss to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Colorado Avalanche[/a]. And what other spot would it come from?[/p][p]He now needs just 17 more total combined goals to surpass [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gretzky-wayne/lGIwJAJ5/"]Gretzky[/a] (1,016). [/p][embed guid="db9c0041-1bd1-4dd3-a38a-90930ee1d37e" url="https://x.com/Capitals/status/2035792661152719289?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Great 8 had already broken Gretzky's all-time regular season record, and he's continuing to pile on as he's now at 923. His 0.59 goals per game average is the second-highest in NHL history. And since turning 35, his 0.53 per game average is the highest of any player of that age or older - ever.[/p][p]On top of that, Ovi has now also scored a record 447 goals since turning 30. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-capitals/UND9nmoG/"]Washington[/a] dropped to 35-27-9 with the loss and now sit five points behind the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-red-wings/dnJdmCF0/"]Detroit Red Wings[/a] (84) for a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.[/p][embed guid="f7caf813-dbd4-46e3-96fd-d2ac9bba95fa" url="https://x.com/Capitals/status/2035793528031187006?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]