Alex Ovechkin continues to solidify his legacy in the NHL by scoring his 30th goal of the 2024-25 season, making it 19 seasons with 30 or more goals—an NHL record. His recent goal against the Calgary Flames brings his career tally to 883. Remarkably, he has accomplished this feat at the age of 39, joining elite company as the fourth player in NHL history to do so. The only season he failed to achieve this milestone was the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season, during which he scored 24 goals in a limited schedule.
Ovechkin's third-period power-play goal against the Flames marked his 883rd career goal and 30th for the 2024-25 season, extending his NHL record for 30-goal seasons to 19.
Ovechkin now has two more 30-goal seasons than the next closest player, former Capital Mike Gartner, and four more than third-place Jaromir Jagr.
The only season Ovechkin didn't hit 30 goals was during the coronavirus-shortened 2020-21 campaign where he scored 24 goals.
Ovechkin is only the fourth player in NHL history to score 30 goals at age 39 or older, joining legends like Gordie Howe and Teemu Selanne.
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