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Top song, show, movie when Alex Ovechkin scored his first NHL goal
Much has changed over the course of Alex Ovechkin’s career, including the record books.The Washington Capitals star is expected to rewrite those very soon when he scores his 895th career goal to become the NHL’s all-time leading scorer by breaking the record long held by Wayne Gretzky.That historic goal will take place nearly 20 years after Ovechkin scored the first goal of his NHL career, which came during his debut on October 5, 2005.Let’s take a look at just how different things were back when Ovechkin scored that first goal compared to when he is on the brink of becoming the league’s all-time leading scorer.Ovechkin’s age:2005 – 202025 – 39Ovechkin’s teammates:2005 – Dainius Zubrus, Jeff Halpern, Brian Willsie, Jamie Heward, Olaf Kolzig2025 – Dylan Strome, Aliaksei Protas, John Carlson, Tom Wilson, Logan ThompsonReigning champions:2005 – The 2004-2005 NHL season was canceled due to a lockout, but the 2003-2004 champion was the Tampa Bay Lighting; San Antonio Spurs; Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots2025 – Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia EaglesReigning NHL MVP: 2005 – The 2004-2005 NHL season was canceled due to a lockout. The previous season’s Hart Memorial Trophy winner as MVP was Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning.2025 – Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado AvalancheU.S. President2005 – George W. Bush2025 – Donald TrumpDonald Trump2005 – Star of the reality television show “The Apprentice”2025 – U.S. presidentNHLFeb 23The ‘GR8 Chase': How many goals does Alex Ovechkin need to pass Wayne Gretzky?Popular TV shows2005 – “Desperate Housewives,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “American Idol,” “Deal or No Deal”2025 – “Severance,” “White Lotus,” “Adolescence,” “Daredevil: Born Again”Top Billboard song2005 – “Gold Digger” by Kanye West2025 – “Luther” by Kendrick Lamar and SZATop Movie in theaters2005 – “Flightplan”2025 – “A Working Man”Number of Blockbuster video stores2005 – 5,6632025 – 1Number of Netflix subscribers2005 – 4.02 million2025 – 220.6 millionReigning Best Actress and Actor at Academy Awards2005 – Hilary Swank (“Million Dollar Baby”) and Jamie Foxx (“Ray”)2025 – Mikey Madison (“Anora”) and Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”)Average price of gas2005 – $2.272025 – $3.13Average cost of a dozen eggs2005 – $1.262025 – $4.95Median price of a U.S. house2005 – $243,9002025 – $414,500NHL’s highest paid player2005 – Jaromir Jagr, New York Rangers ($8.36 million)2025 – Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs ($13.25 million)Sports Illustrated cover2005 – Ronnie Belliard of the then Cleveland Indians2025 – New York MetsPopular cell phone2005 – Motorola RAZR V32025 – iPhone 16 Pro MaxCell phones used for...2005 – Calling people. Text messages were also becoming popular. 2025 – Everything (and occasionally calling people)Popular Apple products2005 – iPod, Mac Mini, iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano2025 – iPhone, Apple Watch, Airpods, MacBook AirPopular social media platform2005 – MySpace2025 – TikTokAmazon stock price2005 – $2.362025 – $178.41LeBron James’ career points total2005 – 1,6542025 – 42,000+Tom Brady’s career passing yards2005 – 15,0972025 – 89,214Dallas Cowboys’ championships2005 – 52025 – 5
