After Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL record-breaking 895th goal -- in vintage Ovechkin fashion, from his "office," on an old-school wrist shot -- he skated to center ice and belly flopped. The celebration,

Wayne Gretzky was the “Great One” for his dominance on the ice in the high-scoring hockey days of the 1980s, a playmaker who just happened to score 894 goals while amassing more assists than anyone in the sport has points.

When a lucky goal is scored, it’s often said "they don’t ask how." But they should ask when. Scoring climate is the overarching factor that puts Ovechkin’s goal scoring in another class. If you’re a regular to this space, we’ve explored Hockey-Reference’s era-adjusted scoring and a simple stat I created called Inflation Factor.