Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52 | |
| 2006 | 46 | |
| 2007 | 65 | |
| 2008 | 56 | |
| 2009 | 50 | |
| 2010 | 32 | |
| 2011 | 38 | |
| 2012 | 32 | |
| 2013 | 51 | |
| 2014 | 53 | |
| 2015 | 50 | |
| 2016 | 33 | |
| 2017 | 49 | |
| 2018 | 51 | |
| 2019 | 48 | |
| 2020 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 44 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Alex Ovechkin ranks #4 in Ice Hockey
Alex Ovechkin ranks 4th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 122nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 92.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 94, Longevity 92, Honours 88, Statistics 96. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 395 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2001–present with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2007, which sets the Peak component at 94. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nhl goals 897, rocket richard trophies 9, hart trophies 3, stanley cups 1.
Immediately ahead sits Jaromír Jágr on 91.6, a gap of -0.6 points. Directly behind is Alexander Ovechkin on 91.2. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Alex Ovechkin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ovechkin stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2007. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 25 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
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Alex Ovechkin — frequently asked
- Is Alex Ovechkin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Alex Ovechkin ranks 4th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 92.2, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Alex Ovechkin's GOAT Score?
- 92.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Alex Ovechkin rank all time?
- 122nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 4th within Ice Hockey.
- Alex Ovechkin vs Jaromír Jágr: who ranks higher?
- Alex Ovechkin, on 92.2 against Jaromír Jágr's 91.6 — a margin of 0.6 points.