Russian forward “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin was marked by an abandoned puck in a regular season game with the “Buffalo Sabers” (4:7) of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Thus, “Buffalo” became the ninth team in which Ovechkin scored 40+ goals. According to this indicator, he takes the second place in the history of the NHL. The record belongs to Phil Esposito, who scored 40 or more goals against 10 teams.
Ovechkin scored the 33rd goal of the season. He also has 24 assists. In total, Alexander Ovechkin scored 812 goals in the regular season. He is second only to the legendary Wayne Gretzky, who has scored 894 goals in league history.
Previously reportedOvechkin was equal to Pittsburgh legend Brian Trottier in NHL score, including the playoffs.