Alex Ovechkin, de 38 anos, quebrou o recorde de Mike Gartner na NHL de temporadas com mais 30 gols, com 18. 38-year-old Alex Ovechkin broke Mike Gartner's NHL record for most 30-goal seasons with 18.

O atacante do Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin, quebrou o recorde da NHL de mais temporadas de 30 gols, com 18, depois de marcar seu 30º gol na temporada contra o Detroit Red Wings. Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL record for most 30-goal seasons with 18, after scoring his 30th goal of the season against the Detroit Red Wings. Ovechkin, de 38 anos, superou o recorde anterior de Mike Gartner de 17 temporadas com 30 gols. Ovechkin, 38, surpassed Mike Gartner's previous record of 17 30-goal seasons. Seu 30º gol veio no segundo período, garantindo a vitória dos Capitals por 2 a 1 e colocando-os na posição de playoff. His 30th goal came in the second period, securing a 2-1 victory for the Capitals and putting them in a playoff position.