With Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin now officially hockey’s all-time goal king at 895 and counting, the spotlight is already shifting toward who—if anyone—might ever catch him. The only realistic name on that list,

Matthews has 398 goals in 623 career games, 497 shy of Ovechkin’s mark. At his current goals-per-game pace, he would need 778 more games to reach 896 goals, one more than Ovechkin’s record. Based on an 82-game season, that translates to about nine-and-a-half more seasons.

Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews had some kind words for Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin but is also glad he won't be seeing him for a while.