Kovalchuk fastest ever to 30 before Jan. 1
Posted December 28, 2007 10:00 pm
Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk became the first NHL player to reach the 30-goal plateau this season when he scored the first of his two goals in the Thrashers' 5-3 loss to Florida on Thursday.
According to the Elias Stats Bureau, this is the first season in which a player has scored 30 goals before the end of December since 1999-2000. The last 10 players to beat the NHL pack:
2007 Kovalchuk, Atlanta, Dec. 27
06-07 Selanne, Anaheim, Jan. 18
05-06 Kovalchuk, Atlanta, Jan. 6
03-04 Nash, Columbus, Jan. 24
02-03 Naslund, Vancouver, Jan. 8
01-02 Iginla, Calgary, Jan. 17
00-01 Naslund, Vancouver, Jan. 24
99-00 Jagr, Pittsburgh, Dec. 30
98-99 LeClair, Philadelphia, Jan. 30
97-98 Selanne, Anaheim, Dec. 22
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