Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin just scored his 30th goal of the 2016-17 season and achieved some history in the process.
The Russian machine is now the third player in NHL history to score 30-plus goals in each of his first 12 seasons. The only other players to accomplish that feat are Mike Gartner (first 15 seasons) and Wayne Gretzky (first 13 seasons).
Wow.
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For some reason, the Coyotes overloaded to the opposite side of the ice, leaving one of the greatest goal scorers of all-time wide open in his office. That’s some #greatcoaching. Marcus Johansson dished to Nicklas Backstrom. Backstrom dished to Ovechkin, who buzzed a wrist shot past a helpless Mike Smith.
Ovechkin’s having a down season for his standards, but these stats are mind-blowing.
- Alex Ovechkin is the only player in the NHL to score 30 or more goals in every season since 2005-06.
- Alex Ovechkin’s power-play goal marked his 400th career power-play point. He is the 28th player in NHL history to record 400 PPP.
- The goal was Ovechkin’s 555th of his career, leaving him one shy of Johnny Bucyk for 26th all-time.
That Nutribullet is already paying dividends.
