Washington Capitals’ home court has a throne in honor of Russian forward and team captain Alexander Ovechkin.
The throne is an 802 puck structure that allows the Russians to reach a clear second place in the competition between the best goal scorers in the history of the national hockey league (NHL). With each subsequent goal, the number of discs on the throne will increase.
Tomorrow, March 22, Alexander Ovechkin will be honored at the Capitals’ court before meeting with Columbus.
On December 24, Ovechkin threw a corset and made an assist in the match against Winnipeg. It was the second puck that allowed the 37-year-old forward to beat the Gordie Howe record and move up to a clean second place on the snipers list in league history. Wayne Gretzky is leading with 894 goals. Ovechkin has 819 goals.
The 37-year-old Russian player has recorded 39 goals and 29 assists in 65 games in total this season.
In the match played against Minnesota on March 19, the Russian player extended his winning streak to four games (3+4).
Formerly Alexander Ovechkin He talked about the mood in the capitals, risked missing the NHL playoffs.