{"id":1377,"date":"2025-01-12T17:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T14:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2025-01-12T17:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T14:41:13","slug":"ovechkin-makes-history-20-goals-in-20-straight-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/ovechkin-makes-history-20-goals-in-20-straight-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovechkin Makes History: 20 Goals in 20 Straight Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington Capitals forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/alex-ovechkin-20-goal-milestone\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a> has etched his name even deeper into NHL history books. On Saturday night, Ovechkin became only the second player in league history to score at least 20 goals in 20 consecutive seasons. This incredible feat puts him in elite company alongside the legendary Gordie Howe, who achieved the same milestone in 22 straight seasons from 1949-50 to 1970-71.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alex Ovechkin Scores Empty Netter To Notch 20th Straight 20-Goal Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8NSsdUDYmmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 YouTube\/ SPORTSNET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ovechkin&#8217;s 20th goal of the season was a symbolic one, coming as an empty-netter in the Capitals&#8217; 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators. 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