Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin narrowed the gap to legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky by 78 goals on the list of the best snipers of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season in tournament history.
The 37-year-old striker scored a goal in the 43rd minute against Los Angeles in the regular season game. Ovechkin, the second-highest goalscorer in NHL history, brought his regular season total to 816 goals. Gretzky has 894 goals in 1,487 games.
After the tenth minute of the third period, the score in the game “Los Angeles” – “Washington” is 3:2.
Formerly ex-hockey player Ilya Kovalchuk spoke About the death of Alexander Ovechkin’s father, Mikhail Ovechkin.
“Uncle Misha is a big fan of his son, a hockey fan. He devoted all his free time to Sasha. Sledge now has an additional incentive to break all records,” said Kovalchuk.
Recall that Mikhail Ovechkin passed away on February 15. The striker flew to Russia and missed several NHL games.