""Nothing's changed. Just a different number," Ovechkin said."
""I told them that I didn't need to ask, because I will not be playing hockey when I'm 40," Wilson said with a laugh. "It's so impressive. I'm 31 and it's hard. [Hockey] takes a toll on the body. We all just play as long as we can. I don't think anybody in that room will be talking about playing when they're 40, let alone scoring 44 goals and having a broken leg and all that stuff last year. He's a machine.""
""He's the GOAT. He's still flying out there. It's so pretty darn impressive," Wilson said. "He can just keep playing and scoring. His mentality and his physical perseverance to just keep going and do what he's doing is ... I mean, there's really no words to describe it.""
Alex Ovechkin entered the 2025-26 season with 897 career goals after surpassing Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894. He turned 40 during training camp yet maintained elite scoring, posting 44 goals in 65 games last season despite breaking his left fibula on Nov. 18 against the Utah Hockey Club and missing 16 games. Washington improved to a 111-point season, a 20-point jump, after Ovechkin expedited the record chase and passed Gretzky on April 6 at the New York Islanders. Teammates praised his mentality, physical perseverance and sustained scoring ability.
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