Alex Ovechkin

left wing · 2005-06 to 2026-27 · WSH · 1,743 games · active

Every comparison Alex Ovechkin leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 55 claims in 8 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

shots on goal

live722 games with 5+ shots on goal in his first 1,580 games1st of 14 careers, next 574 · leads from the start, and counting722games

goals

live707 games with a goal in his first 1,580 games1st of 15 careers, next 591 · leads from game 1310, and counting · said 1 other way707games

power-play goals

live306 games with a power-play goal in his first 1,580 games1st of 15 careers, next 236 · leads from game 1010, and counting306games

game-winning goals

live141 games with a game-winning goal in his first 1,580 games1st of 15 careers, next 130 · leads from game 950, and counting (4 gaps) · said 2 other ways141games

points

leads79 games with a point in his first 100 gamesone of 3, of 4,213 careers · leads from game 89 to 115 (4 gaps) · said 1 other way79games

shots on goal · a season

leads64 games with 5+ shots on goal in WSH's first 82 games of 2008-091st of 26,138 player-seasons, next 63 · leads from game 81 to 8264games

hat tricks

live34 hat tricks through his first 1,580 games1st of 15 careers, next 19 hat tricks · leads from game 1490, and counting34hat tricks

points · a season

leads3 games with 3+ points in WSH's first 3 games of 2009-10one of 4, of 30,593 player-seasons · at game 3 only · said 2 other ways3games

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. The field is every NHL skater career since 1917-18, or every player-season where he dressed for half the team's games so far. The method is in the board's notes.