Congrats Great 8 on another milestone.
40 goals this season ties Ovi with Gretzky with TWELVE season with 40 goals
Ovi has eight (50) goal seasons (so far), Gretzky and Bossy have 9. I'd like Ovi to get 50 this year, but I don't think it happens.
Ovi has 16 (30) goal seasons trailing only Gartner with 17
Ovi has 17 (20) goal seasons. There are 10 players with 17, three players with 19, and Gordie with 22. I expect with four season after this one, Ovi will likely reach the 19....20...21 mark, but doubtful he plays 22 seasons to get a chance to tie Gordie with 22
Ovi has suffered two shortened seasons of 48 and 45 games. He did manage 32 and 24 goals (but cost him chance at both 40 and 50 and a 30) in those two seasons
Despite his age, Ovi seems to be able to continue to score at a great pace. I expect he will slow some, but I think he will catch Gretzky if he manages to play through the end of his contract (4 more years) without major injury.
Ovi currently has 770, Gretzky has 894. 125 to go Ovi. That's about 30 goals per season...lots of records/milestones to tumble with those numbers.
Personally, I'd like Ovi to achieve two more 50's, one more 40 and two more 30's to stand alone with all those records. I don't see him getting two 50's but time will tell.
Go Ovi.