40 - Number of career goals for Alex Ovechkin against the Buffalo Sabres, moving him past Phil Esposito for the fourth-highest scorer against the Sabres franchise and one of just four players all-time to have as many as 40 goals against Buffalo since the team’s inaugural season of 1970-71.
With his 40th goal against the Sabres yesterday, Ovechkin has now piled up at least 40 goals against nine different teams in his career, and is in the top-five of scorers against seven of those nine, the only exceptions being the two Original Six teams on the list, the Rangers and Maple Leafs.