most goals scored in a season by 40 years old or more

Gordie Howe has the most goals by a player 40 or older in a season, with 44 scored in 1968-69.

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	NAME	G	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Gordie Howe G. Howe	44	40	1968-69	DET	76	59	103	+45	58	9	16	0	0	6		284	15.5
2	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	36	40	1975-76	BOS	77	47	83	+22	20	13	20	0	0	9		151	23.8
3	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	32	40	2025-26	WSH	82	32	64	-5	26	5	14	0	0	5	0	244	13.1	2	4	50.0	134	16	9	62	17:27
4	Teemu Selanne T. Selanne	31	40	2010-11	ANA	73	49	80	+6	49	16	18	0	0	5	0	213	14.6	97	218	44.5	15	20	37	45	17:56
5	Gordie Howe G. Howe	31	41	1969-70	DET	76	40	71	+23	58	11	12	4	0	5		268	11.6
6	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	27	43	2015-16	FLA	79	39	66	+23	48	5	6	0	0	4	0	143	18.9	0	1	0.0	31	16	33	44	17:05
7	Teemu Selanne T. Selanne	26	41	2011-12	ANA	82	40	66	-1	50	12	16	0	0	4	0	210	12.4	145	300	48.3	23	20	29	46	17:53
8	Dean Prentice D. Prentice	26	40	1972-73	MNS	73	16	42	+4	22	5	3	0	0	5		168	15.5
9	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	24	41	2013-14	NJD	82	43	67	+16	46	5	12	0	0	6	1	231	10.4	0	2	0.0	4	9	36	59	19:10
10	Mark Messier M. Messier	24	40	2000-01	NYR	82	43	67	-25	89	12	17	3	3	2	0	131	18.3	1,043	1,879	55.5	78	47	60	126	19:14
11	Mark Recchi M. Recchi	23	41	2008-09	TOT	80	38	61	-18	22	6	21	0	0	3	1	129	17.8	24	56	42.9	104	27	33	31	16:46
12	Gordie Howe G. Howe	23	42	1970-71	DET	63	29	52	-3	38	7	9	1	0	3		195	11.8
13	Dave Andreychuk D. Andreychuk	21	40	2003-04	TBL	82	18	39	-9	42	10	6	0	0	5	1	165	12.7	852	1,475	57.8	14	53	70	33	17:06
14	Gary Roberts G. Roberts	20	40	2006-07	TOT	69	22	42	0	97	6	9	0	0	4	0	125	16.0	19	31	61.3	127	19	29	44	16:43
15	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	20	41	1976-77	BOS	49	23	43	-1	12	6	8	0	0	2		98	20.4
16	Daniel Alfredsson D. Alfredsson	18	41	2013-14	DET	68	31	49	+2	10	4	14	0	0	4	2	151	11.9	5	14	35.7	59	25	24	36	16:56
17	Mark Recchi M. Recchi	18	42	2009-10	BOS	81	25	43	+4	34	8	5	0	0	2	0	152	11.8	54	146	37.0	84	22	26	16	17:03
18	Mark Messier M. Messier	18	43	2003-04	NYR	76	25	43	+3	42	1	4	2	1	3	0	104	17.3	682	1,241	55.0	20	28	21	57	16:29
19	Mark Messier M. Messier	18	42	2002-03	NYR	78	22	40	-2	30	8	8	1	0	5	0	117	15.4	677	1,280	52.9	12	10	16	21	18:38
20	Alex Delvecchio A. Delvecchio	18	40	1972-73	DET	77	53	71	+6	13	8	17	0	0	3		130	13.8
21	Corey Perry C. Perry	17	40	2025-26	TOT	72	20	37	0	81	5	8	0	0	2	0	113	15.0	7	31	22.6	30	20	6	49	13:40
22	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	17	42	2014-15	TOT	77	30	47	-3	48	4	7	0	0	5	1	169	10.1	1	1	100.0	30	14	38	46	17:34
23	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	16	44	2016-17	FLA	82	30	46	+2	56	8	5	0	0	2	0	181	8.8	1	2	50.0	21	4	40	44	17:00
24	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	16	40	2012-13	TOT	45	19	35	-2	22	6	5	0	0	4	1	115	13.9	0	1	0.0	13	10	19	28	18:20
25	Nicklas Lidstrom N. Lidstrom	16	40	2010-11	DET	82	46	62	-2	20	7	32	0	1	1	1	175	9.1	0	0		49	92	33	33	23:28

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	2	0	0	4	4
Panthers	1	0	1	3	0
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2	0
Red Wings	0	1	0	0	-2
Sabres	0	1	0	0	-3
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Lightning	0	1	0	0	-4

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Tue 10/6	OTT	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 10/9	SEA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sat 10/10	DET	@	MTL	7:00 PM
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Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	2	0	0	4	4
Panthers	1	0	1	3	0
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wings	0	1	0	0	-2
Sabres	0	1	0	0	-3
Lightning	0	1	0	0	-4
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	2	1	0	4	3
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Blue Jackets	1	0	0	2	3
Capitals	1	0	0	2	3
Devils	1	0	0	2	1
Hurricanes	0	1	1	1	-4
Flyers	0	1	1	1	-8
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1

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Mammoth	1	0	0	2	6
Avalanche	1	0	0	2	4
Blues	1	0	0	2	4
Wild	1	0	0	2	2
Jets	0	0	1	1	-1
Predators	0	1	0	0	-2
Stars	0	1	0	0	-4
Blackhawks	0	2	0	0	-9
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	1	0	1	3	1
Kraken	1	0	0	2	5
Ducks	1	0	0	2	1
Sharks	1	0	0	2	1
Golden Knights	1	1	0	2	2
Canucks	1	1	0	2	-1
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4
Flames	0	1	0	0	-5