Alex Ovechkin vs Mario Lemieux
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Alex Ovechkin and Mario Lemieux compared on their NHL careers: Alex Ovechkin played 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26, Mario Lemieux 17 seasons, 1984-85 to 2005-06. Alex Ovechkin won 1 title, Mario Lemieux won 2 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
Mario Lemieux leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Alex Ovechkin in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.
Titles and awards
Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.
Season by season
Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.