Who are the top 25 NHL players of the quarter century?

3. Alexander Ovechkin

Ovechkin is the greatest goalscorer ever and will soon surpass Gretzky on the NHL’s all-time leaderboard. He has won nine Maurice Richard Trophies and three Hart Trophies. The Russian winger has hit 40 goals in a season 13 times and 50 goals nine times. A case could be made for him as the league’s top player of the century.