543 – Number of Hockey-Reference.com “Adjusted Goals” for Alex Ovechkin through his 29-year-old season, with plenty of the campaign still remaining. Per Hockey-Reference:
In other words, it’s a way to compare players over different eras.
So how does Ovechkin stack up, historically, by this metric? Well, here’s the top-8 goal-scorers through their 29-year-old season:
| Player | Goals |
| Wayne Gretzky | 677 |
| Mike Bossy | 535 |
| Mario Lemieux | 494 |
| Steve Yzerman | 481 |
| Jarri Kurri | 474 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 470 |
| Michel Goulet | 460 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 460 |
Not bad – six Hall-of-Famers and two active shoo-ins for the Hall. But what if we look at these eight players and their Adjusted Goals through 29-year-old seasons?
| Player | Adjusted Goals |
| Alex Ovechkin | 543 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 542 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 503 |
| Mike Bossy | 429 |
| Steve Yzerman | 416 |
| Mario Lemieux | 412 |
| Jarri Kurri | 380 |
| Michel Goulet | 350 |
Oh. Oh my.
(Big h/t to @alasky7)