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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin would have a higher goal total if not for unlucky NHL Draft year

It's never a bad time to think about the legendary NHL career of Alex Ovechkin.

He's still playing, but the Washington Capitals ' star, and the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, is beyond Wayne Gretzky on the goals chart and now just adding to his own record.

He could have even more goals, believe it or not.

And there's an obvious but quirky reason why he doesn't.

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What was Alex Ovechkin's draft year?

The Capitals made Ovechkin the No. 1 overall pick in 2004.

One problem: The NHL missed the entire 2004-05 season due to a lockout.

Ovechkin didn't get to debut until 2005-06.

If there had never been

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