Russian forward “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin scores a puck goal against Seattle Kraken during the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The match ended with the capital’s victory with a score of 4:1.
For the 37-year-old Russian, this disc took the 500th place in his career in equal compositions. Only Jaromir Jagr (538), Gordie Howe (566) and Wayne Gretzky (617) scored more.
Ovechkin goes after Wayne Gretzky, the greatest striker in NHL history. After today’s match, the striker has 796 goals. Gordie Howe is five goals behind the second-best NHL goalscorer. Gretzky holds the NHL record with 894 goals.
Ovechkin has scored four points in the last two games. On the night of December 8, he scored a double goal in the NHL regular season game with the Philadelphia Flyers (4:1).
Ovechkin has scored 16 goals and provided 13 assists in 29 games on the ice this season in the NHL.
It was previously reported that Russian forward “Minnesota Wild” Kirill Kaprizov. Extended Record winning streak in the NHL.
Source: Gazeta
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