10 – Difference between Alex Ovechkin‘s career regular-season goal total (469) and the combined total of the NHL’s top non-Ovechkin goal-scorer in each season since Ovechkin entered the League (479). In other words, Ovechkin’s average annual goal total is just a hair less than the average top contender the League has thrown at him. That speaks not only to Ovechkin’s production, but his durability and consistency as well.
Here’s how it all shakes out (asterisk denotes League-leading goal total):
| Season | Ovechkin’s Goal Total | Top Non-Ovechkin Goal-Scorer | Top Non-Ovechkin Goal-Scorer Total |
| 2005-06 | 52 | Jonathan Cheechoo | 56* |
| 2006-07 | 46 | Vincent Lecavalier | 52* |
| 2007-08 | 65* | Ilya Kovalchuk | 52 |
| 2008-09 | 56* | Jeff Carter | 46 |
| 2009-10 | 50 | Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos | 51* |
| 2010-11 | 32 | Corey Perry | 50* |
| 2011-12 | 38 | Steven Stamkos | 60* |
| 2012-13 | 32* | Steven Stamkos | 29 |
| 2013-14 | 51* | Corey Perry | 43 |
| 2014-15 | 47* | Steven Stamkos | 40 |
| TOTAL | 469 | 479 |
(Huge h/t to Dave Bizzle for noticing and Gouldie for doin’ work.)