"After deflecting a Rasmus Sandin centering pass off his right skate, Ovechkin beat Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark and scored his 25th goal of the season, tying Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe for the most 25-goal seasons in NHL history. The goal, Ovechkin's 922nd of his career - the most all-time - put the Capitals up 1-0 eight minutes and nine seconds into the second period."
"Ovechkin has now hit the 25-goal mark in every season except for the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season, where he came up just one tally short and lit the lamp 24 times in 45 games (0.53 G/GP)."
"In terms of age, Ovechkin is the sixth player in NHL history to score 25 goals at age 40 or older per Capitals PR, joining Gordie Howe (44 in 1968-69 and 31 in 1969-70), Johnny Bucyk (36 in 1975-76), Teemu Selanne (31 in 2010-11 and 26 in 2011-12), Jaromir Jagr (27 in 2015-16), and Dean Prentice (26 in 1972-73)."
Alex Ovechkin achieved multiple historic milestones during the Capitals' 4-1 victory over the Senators. He scored his 25th goal of the season, tying Gordie Howe for the most 25-goal seasons in NHL history. The goal marked his 922nd career goal, the most all-time in the NHL. At age 40, Ovechkin became the sixth player in NHL history to score 25 goals at that age or older. The goal also represented his 450th career home goal, surpassing Gordie Howe's 449 for the second-most home goals in NHL history. Ovechkin is now one goal away from reaching 1,000 combined regular season and playoff goals.
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