#1 Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin scored twice against the Rangers marking his 174th career multi goa game and giving him four goals in eight games this season. With 857 career goals, Ovechkin needs 38 to pass Wayne Gretzky (894) for first on the NHL's all time goals list.
Ovechkin needs to average 21 goals the next two years to supplate Gretzky. Ovechkin has scored at least 42 goals in 13 of his 19 NHL seasons and 21 or more goals in each of his 19 seasons. With a 20 goal season in 2024-25, Ovechkin would tie Ron Francis for the second most 20 goal seasons in NHL history.
Ovechkin can also join Gordie Howe as the second player in NHL history to score 20 plus goals in 20 consecutive seasons. In addition, Ovechkin is also 43 points shy of 1,600 career points and 66 games shy of 1,500 career games played.
In 58 career games against the Canadiens, Ovechkin has recordd 67 points with 38 goals and 29 assists. His 38 goals and 67 points against the Canadiens are the most among active players.