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Five Records Alex Ovechkin Could Break In 2015

By Dave Stevenson

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Most Shots On Goal Since 1999

Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Alex Ovechkin already has the record for most shots on goal since the start of the 2000 season. So what’s next? Why not break the record for most shots on goal since 1999 just for kicks? Currently, since 1999, Ovechkin has 3,830 shots on goal. That puts him in second place. Iginla is in first place with 3,890. Did I mention Iginla got a five season (or 392 game) head start to this record and Ovechkin has still caught up? That’s like Usain Bolt giving everyone a 33 meter head start in a 100 meter race and still beating everyone to the finish line. 

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    • Like the last record, this record has a slight complication since Iginla is still an active player. He had 189 shots on goal last season. His shot generation numbers have slipped over the years. Like most players, his ability to shoot the puck maxed out at 30 years old (4.12 shots on goal per game in 2007-2008). He had an even better season at the age of 25, but we’ll ignore that for this exercise. Since then, his numbers have steadily decreased. He had 2.30 shots on goal per game in 2014-2015. That was his lowest total since the 1997-1998 season, his second season in the NHL. 2.15 shots on goal per game seems like a pretty good estimate for 2015-2016.

    If Iginla averages 2.15 shots per game in 2015-2016 that will lead to 176 shots on goal for Iginla. Add that to his sixty shot lead, and that will mean Alex Ovechkin will need 236 shots on goal in order to break Iginla’s record. Ovechkin’s lowest shots on goal total in a full season? 303 shots in 2011-2012 (the only season since he’s been in the league that he hasn’t led the NHL in shots on goal). It took Dale Hunter‘s offense-starved hockey to stop Ovechkin from leading the NHL in shots on goal.

    Like the previous record, this record doesn’t have much meaning. It’s just a really fun record that reminds you how blessed we are to watch Ovi play hockey. Not only is he insanely good at scoring goals, he’s insanely good at generating shot attempts. Everyone knows what he’s going to do. Teams create gameplans that are supposed to keep Ovechkin from shooting the puck. And you know what? He still does it better than everyone else.

    LIKELIHOOD OF BREAKING THIS RECORD: Is it possible for something to be more likely than 100%? Barring a major injury, this is a record that Ovechkin is going to break.

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