oldest nhl player to score 49 goals in a season

Alex Ovechkin is the oldest with 49+ goals in a season. He was 36 years old in 2021-22.

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oldest NHL player to score 49 or more goals in a season

	NAME	Age	G	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	36	50	2021-22	WSH	77	40	90	+8	18	16	13	1	0	5	0	334	15.0	4	13	30.8	155	25	32	50	20:34
2	Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	35	51	1970-71	BOS	78	65	116	+37	8	22	26	0	0	5		225	22.7
3	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	33	51	2018-19	WSH	81	38	89	+7	40	18	10	0	0	5	0	338	15.1	1	5	20.0	223	41	47	70	20:55
4	Jaromir Jagr J. Jagr	33	54	2005-06	NYR	82	69	123	+34	72	24	28	0	0	9	2	368	14.7	1	6	16.7	23	13	45	111	22:05
5	Bobby Hull B. Hull	33	50	1971-72	CHI	78	43	93	+53	24	8	15	3	1	9		336	14.9
6	Artemi Panarin A. Panarin	32	49	2023-24	NYR	82	71	120	+18	24	11	33	0	1	5	1	303	16.2	1	10	10.0	20	15	34	72	20:07
7	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	32	49	2017-18	WSH	82	38	87	+3	32	17	14	0	0	7	3	355	13.8	3	8	37.5	139	21	25	71	20:09
8	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	32	61	1974-75	BOS	79	66	127	+17	62	27	27	4	1	8		346	17.6
9	Zach Hyman Z. Hyman	31	54	2023-24	EDM	80	23	77	+36	48	15	5	0	0	7	1	290	18.6	7	16	43.8	87	37	35	19	19:30
10	Joe Sakic J. Sakic	31	54	2000-01	COL	82	64	118	+45	30	19	27	3	3	12	2	332	16.3	1,214	2,292	53.0	44	54	79	54	23:01
11	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	31	50	1996-97	PIT	76	72	122	+27	65	15	22	3	3	7	0	327	15.3
12	Mike Gartner M. Gartner	31	49	1990-91	NYR	79	20	69	-9	53	22	5	1	0	4	0	262	18.7
13	Joe Mullen J. Mullen	31	51	1988-89	CGY	79	59	110	+51	16	13	27	1	1	7	0	270	18.9
14	Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	31	56	1982-83	LAK	80	51	107	+10	22	17	20	1	1	7		346	16.2
15	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	31	68	1973-74	BOS	78	77	145	+51	58	14	26	4	2	9		393	17.3
16	Vic Hadfield V. Hadfield	31	50	1971-72	NYR	78	56	106	+60	142	23	11	0	0	7		242	20.7
17	Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	31	49	1968-69	DET	76	29	78	+44	38	7	6	0	0	5		293	16.7
18	Chris Kreider C. Kreider	30	52	2021-22	NYR	81	25	77	+19	24	26	9	3	0	11	0	258	20.2	67	137	48.9	141	39	27	45	18:44
19	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	30	50	2015-16	WSH	79	21	71	+21	53	19	5	0	0	8	2	398	12.6	0	0		225	34	24	50	20:19
20	Jarome Iginla J. Iginla	30	50	2007-08	CGY	82	48	98	+27	83	15	18	0	0	9	2	338	14.8	245	445	55.1	98	10	47	64	21:26
21	Mario Lemieux M. Lemieux	30	69	1995-96	PIT	70	92	161	+10	54	31	48	8	1	8	2	338	20.4
22	Dave Andreychuk D. Andreychuk	30	53	1993-94	TOR	83	46	99	+22	98	21	23	5	0	8	0	333	15.9
23	Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	30	50	1981-82	LAK	78	67	117	-10	50	17	26	1	0	5		346	14.5
24	Jean Pronovost J. Pronovost	30	52	1975-76	PIT	80	52	104	+16	24	13	24	2	0	3		299	17.4
25	Phil Esposito P. Esposito	30	55	1972-73	BOS	78	75	130	+17	87	19	25	5	1	11		411	13.4

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G/GP

3.30

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GA/GP

2.79

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PP%

15.6

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PK%

76.9

27th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	25	14	3	53	13
Islanders	23	15	4	50	0
Capitals	22	15	6	50	17
Flyers	21	12	7	49	8
Penguins	20	12	9	49	4
Rangers	20	18	6	46	-4
Devils	22	18	2	46	-10
Blue Jackets	18	16	7	43	-10

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	DAL	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	WSH	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	WSH	@	NSH	7:00 PM
Tue 1/13	MTL	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Thu 1/15	SJS	@	WSH	7:00 PM

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Final

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22 - 15 - 6

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Goals Leaders

35

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Assists Leaders

47

McDavid

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Points Leaders

74

MacKinnon

72

McDavid

63

Celebrini

Hits Leaders

215

Trenin

198

Sherwood

152

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

104

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104

McCabe

103

Faber

Wins Leaders

18

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Wedgewood

17

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Goals Against Leaders

2.07

Blackwood

2.17

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Save Percentage Leaders

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.00

3.44

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Goals Against Rankings

2.17

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Power Play Rankings

33.6

29.7

29.1

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.6

85.2

83.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

28-12

29-13

27-13

27-14

27-15

25-16

Worst Record ATS

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NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	31	3	7	69	72
Stars	25	9	8	58	29
Wild	25	11	8	58	21
Mammoth	20	20	3	43	6
Predators	19	18	4	42	-18
Blues	17	18	8	42	-39
Blackhawks	17	18	7	41	-16
Jets	15	21	4	34	-11
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	17	11	12	46	-2
Oilers	20	16	6	46	-4
Kraken	19	14	7	45	-8
Kings	18	14	9	45	-2
Ducks	21	18	3	45	-10
Sharks	20	18	3	43	-19
Flames	18	20	4	40	-14
Canucks	16	20	5	37	-26

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	25	15	4	54	-5
Lightning	25	13	3	53	32
Canadiens	23	13	6	52	0
Panthers	22	16	3	47	-1
Sabres	21	15	4	46	-1
Bruins	22	18	2	46	-3
Maple Leafs	19	15	7	45	-1
Senators	20	16	5	45	2
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	25	14	3	53	13
Islanders	23	15	4	50	0
Capitals	22	15	6	50	17
Flyers	21	12	7	49	8
Penguins	20	12	9	49	4
Devils	22	18	2	46	-10
Rangers	20	18	6	46	-4
Blue Jackets	18	16	7	43	-10

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 12/8	SJS	@	PHI	1-4
Mon 12/8	TBL	@	MTL	6-1
Mon 12/8	ANA	@	PIT	4-3
Mon 12/8	VGK	@	NYI	4-5
Mon 12/8	NJD	@	OTT	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	VAN	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	DAL	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	COL	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	ANA	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	NJD	@	NYI	7:30 PM

Alex Ovechkin is the oldest with 49+ goals in a season. He was 36 years old in 2021-22.

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