On Tuesday, Tom Wilson scored his 30th goal of the season against the Detroit Red Wings in a 4-1 victory. He did it in his 12th season in the league, which is the longest number of seasons it has taken a Caps player to reach 30 goals.
This high number of seasons isn’t criticism – it actually shows how much better he has became later in his career, which is something that doesn’t happen with most players. Wilson also has a career high in points right now.
The Caps have had 25 players who have scored 30 or more goals at least once, with Aliaksei Protas about to become the 26th as he currently has 29 goals.