Veteran Maple Leafs forward John Tavares is amazed by the goal production of Alex Ovechkin, only the third player to record 800 NHL goals.
As Tavares mentioned, he is no scoring slouch himself. With 405 goals, Tavares sits 103rd on the NHL list, one goal ahead of Phil Kessel of the Vegas Golden Knights. Tavares soon will break into the top 100, as Marian Gaborik currently is 100th with 407 goals.“Not really,” Tavares said. “We were talking about it today, a few of the guys, and it’s a hell of a club to be in.Article content
With 20 goals in 31 games, Ovechkin should hit 50 in a season for the 10th time in his NHL career. That would be an NHL record, as Ovechkin is tied for the most at nine with Gretzky and Mike Bossy. “You have to be conscious of him and take away his ability to get his shot off, or at least try to push it outside the dot and take away some of the angles,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. “But you don’t score 800 without making a few coaches look bad along the way.”The Leafs are giving Joey Anderson a runway to try to keep a job in the NHL and the forward plans to stick the landing.
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