Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin recorded the puck (6:2) in a match against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). It was his 29th goal of the season.
As the NHL press service noted, the 37-year-old Russian stood one step away from repeating the record of former hockey player “capital” Mike Gartner. The “Washington” legend has scored at least 30 goals in 17 seasons in the NHL – the best achievement in league history.
Ovechkin currently has 16 such championships. The only time the striker did not reach 30 goals was in the 2020/2021 season, which was shortened due to the coronavirus. Then the captain of the Capitals scored 24 goals.
Ovechkin has a total of 809 goals in the NHL. He is 85 goals behind the league’s all-time top scorer, Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals.
It was previously reported that Ovechkin appeared He rose to a clear second place in the number of points scored in the NHL among Europeans.