Will Crosby and Ovechkin break major records in the same season?

Any fan who has followed hockey for the past two decades has seen two of the greatest players of all time go head-to-head time and time again.

And this season may just be the year we see both of them make history.

Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin have been the faces of the National Hockey League since their rookie seasons in 2005-06. Ovechkin is on the cusp of becoming the greatest goal-scorer of all time, while Crosby has solidified himself as one of the greatest all-around players of all time.

Regardless of the team you choose to root for this season, Crosby and Ovechkin will, once again, be must-see television.

Will Ovi get to 895?

It wasn’t too long ago that Gretzky’s goal record of 894 seemed unbreakable. The second-closest player to Gretzky, for the longest time, was Gordie Howe at 801.

Ovechkin has completely turned the tables.

Throughout his NHL career, there is only one season – 2020-21 – where Ovechkin scored less than 30 goals. He scored 24 that season but played in only 45 games due to the shortened season and injury.

Otherwise – even last season at 38 years old – he has been remarkably, consistently great at finding the back of the net.

Ovechkin has scored 50, 42, and 31 goals over the last three seasons, respectively. He currently sits at 853 all-time and needs 42 to break Gretzky’s record at age 39. Can he do it this season?

Forty-two goals is a lot to ask of a player knocking on 40’s door, but no goal-scorer has ever been quite like Ovechkin. If he remains healthy for the entire season – and keeps pace with what he accomplished during the second half last season – it is definitely feasible that we could see him accomplish the unthinkable this spring.

Will Crosby be the most consistent player of all time?

Although it might not be as sexy as “greatest goal…