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To expand it a bit further he had 17 points in his first 8 games in 2013-14 which he means he had 197 points in 116 consecutive regular season games (beating Forsberg's 183 in 115 like I suspected) for a 139 point pace over 82 games. Unfortunately though, David Steckel.
Those aren't consecutive games. Missing 50% of a season, then 75% of a season, then the playoffs, then 25% of the next season is the opposite of consecutive games. Ask Cal Ripken.
What you mean is consecutive games that Crosby played in during half, quarter, and a 36 game season. It's an abuse of the term (just like when peope claim Crosby is consistent without the "when healthy" caveat).
It's an important distinction because while virtually every other player was dealing with sprains and strains, pulled muscles, hairline fractures, slashed fingers, etc, Crosby's body was 100% fresh.
82 games of hockey is a marathon - a grind. It takes a toll. To think otherwise is not equitable to the players who showed up every night.
Nonconsecutive "streaks" like Crosby's or Forsberg's are much less meaningful than if a player actually achieved those levels of productivity in actual consecutive games - which Ovechkin did BTW (he may have missed a game or two).