Hockey Outsider
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If we use top 20 scoring finishes, Ovechkin looks really good:It really comes down to what you mean by longevity.
Ovechkin has finished top 10 in points 8 times(06,08,09,10,11,13,14,15). So 8 times in 10 seasons start to finish. It's very strong, but is not otherworldly longevity.
But he's finished top 10 in goals 14 times (06,07,08,09,10,12,13,14,15,16,18,19,20,22). So 14 times in 17 seasons.
That is freakish longevity that is basically only matched by Howe, Gretzky, and Bourque.
PLAYER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | TOTAL |
Gordie Howe | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||||
Wayne Gretzky | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
John Bucyk | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||
Alex Delvecchio | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||
Marcel Dionne | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||
Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
Norm Ullman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
Stan Mikita | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||
Bobby Hull | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
Maurice Richard | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Joe Sakic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
Phil Esposito | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Jaromir Jagr | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Jean Beliveau | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Nels Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||
Frank Mahovlich | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||
Sidney Crosby | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Andy Bathgate | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Henri Richard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
Ron Francis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
This table is from 2022, so it's two years out of date. Still, Ovechkin has more years as a top 20 scorer than Richard, Beliveau, Hull, Esposito, Mikita, etc. Granted, part of that is due to careers being somewhat shorter back then. But even in comparison to more modern stars - Crosby, Jagr, Sakic, etc - Ovechkin still ranks ahead. (Crosby would be up to 14 years after this season).