Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Washington Capitals team scored a goal in the regular season match against New Jersey.
The Russian player scored into an empty goal in the 59th minute of the match. This was Ovechkin’s 55th goal into an empty net during the NHL regular season. According to this indicator, he is one shot behind Wayne Gretzky (56). Ovechkin also had an assist.
Washington won by a score of 6:4. Ovechkin scored his 824th NHL goal. Now Ovechkin sits 70 goals behind Wayne Gretzky on the list of the best snipers in NHL history. In third place is Gordie Howe, who scored 801 goals during his NHL career.
The Russian forward played in six matches in total this season, scoring two goals and making two assists.
In the next game, Washington will host Minnesota, where Russian Kirill Kaprizov plays. The meeting will take place on October 28. The first match will take place at 2:00 Moscow time.
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