The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets face off in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game continues. The match will be played at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC. The hosts are ahead with a score of 1:0.
The Russian striker of the capital team, Alexander Ovechkin, plays in 1317 matches in the NHL. By this indicator, he surpassed Alexei Kovalev. Thus, the captain of the “Washington” clearly took first place in the matches between Russian players in the NHL.
Recall that 37-year-old Ovechkin narrowed the gap between him and Wayne Gretzky, the goal scorer in National Hockey League history, to 85. The legendary Canadian striker has scored 894 goals in his career.
Scott Wilson, former Canadian hockey player of Vityaz near Moscow shared his opinion About Alexander Ovechkin tracking Wayne Gretzky’s track record.