Minnesota Wild hosted Washington Capitals in the game played today in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The match ended with the victory of the hosts with a score of 5:3.
As part of the capitals, striker Alexander Ovechkin scored three points. He transformed the majority by scoring his team’s first goal in the second period. He made a double in the third period and again secured the majority. A few minutes before the end of the match, Russia assisted Dylan Strome.
Three points against Minnesota, Ovechkin defeated Chicago Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita to move up to 17th in NHL history.
After today’s game, he scored 1620 points in the regular season and league playoffs for the Russians. The 37-year-old striker’s next target was Jari Kurri, who had 11 points more. The leader in this indicator is Wayne Gretzky. The Canadian scored 3239 points in NHL games.
The 37-year-old Russian player has scored 39 goals and 29 assists in 65 games in total this season.
It was previously reported that Alexander Ovechkin cuts the lead to 75 goals with Gretzky.