nhl most single season goals by a player age 38 or older

Alex Ovechkin and Gordie Howe are tied for the most goals by a player 38 or older in a season, with 44 scored.

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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	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	44	39	2024-25	WSH	65	29	73	+15	14	14	8	0	0	7	1	237	18.6	0	2	0.0	110	13	12	47	17:43
2	Gordie Howe G. Howe	44	40	1968-69	DET	76	59	103	+45	58	9	16	0	0	6		284	15.5
3	Gordie Howe G. Howe	39	39	1967-68	DET	74	43	82	+12	53	10	12	0	0	4		301	13.0
4	Brett Hull B. Hull	37	38	2002-03	DET	82	39	76	+11	22	12	14	1	1	4	1	262	14.1	7	18	38.9	12	4	13	14	18:07
5	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	36	40	1975-76	BOS	77	47	83	+22	20	13	20	0	0	9		151	23.8
6	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
7	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	31	38	2023-24	WSH	79	34	65	-22	20	13	15	0	0	5	1	272	11.4	0	2	0.0	161	27	26	35	19:13
8	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
9	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	31	38	1973-74	BOS	76	44	75	+13	8	12	18	0	0	9		139	22.3
10	Gordie Howe G. Howe	31	41	1969-70	DET	76	40	71	+23	58	11	12	4	0	5		268	11.6
11	Martin St. Louis M. St. Louis	30	38	2013-14	TOT	81	39	69	+13	10	9	12	1	1	5	1	204	14.7	68	167	40.7	24	38	65	53	20:56
12	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	29	38	2025-26	PIT	68	45	74	0	44	10	13	0	0	4	1	160	18.1	773	1,401	55.2	60	30	24	73	19:14
13	Brendan Shanahan B. Shanahan	29	38	2006-07	NYR	67	33	62	+2	47	14	17	3	1	3	0	295	9.8	135	281	48.0	66	50	42	37	19:49
14	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	29	39	1974-75	BOS	78	52	81	+11	10	9	23	0	0	4		167	17.4
15	Joe Pavelski J. Pavelski	28	38	2022-23	DAL	82	49	77	+42	8	13	14	0	1	2	0	184	15.2	368	689	53.4	93	64	32	57	17:43
16	Shane Doan S. Doan	28	39	2015-16	ARI	72	19	47	+4	98	12	5	0	0	4	0	170	16.5	74	143	51.7	116	15	33	27	17:36
17	Mark Recchi M. Recchi	28	38	2005-06	TOT	83	36	64	-36	68	13	21	0	2	3	0	199	14.1	189	393	48.1	91	50	36	31	20:24
18	Jean Ratelle J. Ratelle	28	39	1979-80	BOS	67	45	73	+10	8	14	11	0	0	1		145	19.3
19	Joe Pavelski J. Pavelski	27	39	2023-24	DAL	82	40	67	+12	20	11	10	0	0	4	1	194	13.9	355	695	51.1	75	70	25	56	16:49
20	Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	27	38	2017-18	TOR	82	20	47	+1	16	5	4	0	0	5	1	203	13.3	157	301	52.2	85	26	28	33	16:59
21	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
22	Daniel Alfredsson D. Alfredsson	27	39	2011-12	OTT	75	32	59	+16	18	7	7	3	1	4	2	191	14.1	20	46	43.5	52	31	50	58	18:57
23	Teemu Selanne T. Selanne	27	39	2009-10	ANA	54	21	48	+3	16	14	13	0	0	5	0	173	15.6	62	131	47.3	14	13	17	39	17:19
24	Teemu Selanne T. Selanne	27	38	2008-09	ANA	65	27	54	-3	36	16	12	0	0	5	1	186	14.5	110	224	49.1	18	5	23	47	16:29
25	Ron Francis R. Francis	27	38	2001-02	CAR	80	50	77	+4	18	14	28	0	1	5	1	165	16.4	669	1,136	58.9	19	47	59	34	20:41

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Team Leaders

32

Ovechkin

39

Strome

+/-

+20

Chychrun

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.18

15th

GA/GP

2.90

7th

PP%

17.8

25th

PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/2	WSH	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	WSH	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	PIT	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Fri 10/9	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM

Last Game

Capitals

43 - 30 - 9

Final

Blue Jackets

40 - 30 - 12

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/2	BOS	@	FLA	1-2
Thu 4/2	DET	@	PHI	4-2
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	NJD	3-7
Thu 4/2	VAN	@	MIN	2-5
Thu 4/2	WPG	@	DAL	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	10:30 PM

Alex Ovechkin and Gordie Howe are tied for the most goals by a player 38 or older in a season, with 44 scored.

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