I think it's even crazier when you consider that Gretzky got 189 of his goals in 2 seasons (the 1st and 3rd highest leaguewide scoring seasons since WW2).
Obviously 705 goals over Gretzky's other 18 seasons is still insane, though it averages out to 39 per year.
And 323 goals over his best 4 seasons (1st/3rd/4th/5th highest league scoring seasons). Gretzky had 637 goals by age 29...so 257 goals after that in his final 713gp (which actually still sounds more impressive than I expected).
Ovi has 378 goals in 630gp since turning 29.
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