Ovechkin scores 20 goals for 21st season, 2nd most in NHL history
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Key Points:
- Alex Ovechkin surpassed Ron Francis by achieving 20-goal seasons in 21 consecutive NHL seasons, moving within one of Gordie Howe’s record of 22 such seasons.
- Ovechkin reached this milestone with a power-play goal against the Nashville Predators, marking his 20th goal of the current season in 46 games.
- The 40-year-old Capitals forward holds the NHL record for most career goals with 917, having surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s 894 goals last season.
- Ovechkin has never scored fewer than 24 goals in a season since his rookie year and holds NHL records for most 30-goal seasons (19) and 40-goal seasons (14).
