Ovechkin's Record-Breaking NHL Journey

0:00On April 1st, Alex Oveschkin keeps rewriting NHL history at 40 years old. Just hit his 30th gold this season against the Philadelphia Flyers, marking his 20th season with at least 30 goals, a brand new league. Record. He passed my gardener's old mark of 17 last year, and now has 31 on the year with the Washington capitals. Lately, he notched his 34th career hat trick, versus Utah, grabbing 4th place all time. Oveschkin joined Wayne Gretzky as one of two players with over 1,000 combined regular season in playoff goals, sitting at 10-1000-5. Right now, he also owns the record for game-winning goals at 141 and has beaten 186 different goalies. Fans and analysts cannot believe his output, especially with his slower speed this year. At 6-speed 3 and 238 pounds, the guy still fit, posting the best goals per game rate since age 35 and most goals, after 30 at 447.

1:01His no-quit style fires up the hockey world. The capitals protect him smartly, skipping defensive shifts to save energy while he camps by the net. With 9-28 regular season goals, he's deep into chasing Gretzky's all-time mark after breaking the combined total last year. Playoffs could push him past 1,016 there too. Or swirl about retirement as his contract ends this season and buddy John Carlson left. Some say he plays one more year with a big send-off, others think he bows out Gretzky style, either way, saver. The great 8, the Russian machine keeps rolling toward legend status. That's your NHL news today update, AI-powered and always on.