Ovechkin joins elite company with 11th consecutive 30-goal season
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Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored another historic goal Sunday against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Ovechkin made a perfect redirection in front of the net for his 30th marker of the season, joining Wayne Gretzky and Mike Gartner as the only players to score at least 30 goals in each of their first 11 years in the league.
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The 30-year-old has never tallied less than 32 goals in a season.
Ovechkin now 2 goals behind Patrick Kane in pursuit of his 6th Rocket Richard trophy. #CapitalsTalk
— Chuck Gormley (@ChuckGormleyCSN) February 7, 2016
He's now recorded 505 goals in 809 career NHL games.
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