OVECHKIN HEATING UP - predict how many goals he finishes with

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Alex Ovechkin with a goal in all of his last 5 games, He sits at 13 goals, with 31 games remaining.

Personally I believe he finishes the season with 35 goals, so he needs 22 goals in 31 games. The Capitals are playing the best hockey of the season right now.

I'm publicly challenging posters to predict how many goals Ovechkin ends the year with

Do note, votes will be made public and I will bump this thread at the end of the year

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[LokiDog]

I’ll say he ends up with 28.

 

[Video Nasty]

23.

 

[Midnight Judges]

I’ll say he ends up with 28.

Sounds about right.

He's been playing pretty well since the break.

 

[authentic]

30

 

[Mulletman]

Alex Ovechkin with a goal in all of his last 5 games, He sits at 13 goals, with 34 games remaining.

Personally I believe he finishes the season with 35 goals, so he needs 22 goals in 34 games. The Capitals are playing the best hockey of the season right now.

I'm publicly challenging posters to predict how many goals Ovechkin ends the year with

Do note, votes will be made public and I will bump this thread at the end of the year

Dude learn how to do math. The caps have 31 games left not 34!
Anyway when you look at pace and take into concideration that Ovechkin scores more on the road than at home he should end up with 21 goals this season. But with a bit of a hot streak and the fact that he's always scored at least 24 goals in a season, I could see Ovechkin force himself to at least 24 goals as he plays Philadelphia on the road in the last game of the season.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

aaaaaaand then he goes to cold streak..

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

22

 

[tapi]

19. He is on a bit of streak but his game is very ineffective. The fact the Caps keep way overplaying him in regard to minutes, considering his level of play is very good for the other Eastern teams trying to make the playoffs.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

20

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

18

 

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Dude learn how to do math. The caps have 31 games left not 34!
Anyway when you look at pace and take into concideration that Ovechkin scores more on the road than at home he should end up with 21 goals this season. But with a bit of a hot streak and the fact that he's always scored at least 24 goals in a season, I could see Ovechkin force himself to at least 24 goals as he plays Philadelphia on the road in the last game of the season.

Oh man… I messed up big time,

@LokiDog can you please help me? Can I ask you to edit the poll question from “34 games remaining “ to “31 games?”

 

[Lshap]

I'd love to see Ovechkin troll the doubters and pot 30, but 17 goals in 31 games is a bit optimistic. I'll settle for a solid second half that gives him 25 for the season.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

42

 

[Crow]

I’m feeling 22

 

[HolyHagelin]

I am not sure how to vote? Like the actual process of clicking on a vote. Anyway i say 25.

Also OV still has positive possession metrics, both raw and relative, so he isnt as “unplayable” as many people on here keep saying.

 

[dr robbie]

I'm going to say an even 20. Netting a few after an extended break doesn't really contradict the getting old theory.

Would be happy if he proves me wrong.

 

[Midnight Judges]

19. He is on a bit of streak but his game is very ineffective. The fact the Caps keep way overplaying him in regard to minutes, considering his level of play is very good for the other Eastern teams trying to make the playoffs.

He's leading the team in PPG and Points.

Your post is illogical.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Please hit 20

 

[dirtydanglez]

20-25

 

[Beau Knows]

I'll say 25

 

[pi314]

Classic sell high.

 

[abo9]

Between 25 and 30, I think he comes back with > 30 goals next season though

 

[banks]

Hard to get up to 30+ with the brutal slow start. He'd need to go at over a 40 goal pace in the remaining 30games to get there, and he's maybe just not able to keep that pace any more.

But there's no reason to think he can't get to 25+. 12 more goals from here? Yes, that can happen.

 

[klefbombs shoulder]

Some quick napkin math here. Assuming that Ovi plays in all 31 remaining games the Caps have, and that he shoots his career avage (12.8%) and continues to get 3.48 shots/game. He will end up with 14 more goals this year. So 27 on the season.