The other day, the record for the number of goals scored in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) was broken. This was reported by press service NHL.
On the night of November 5, Moscow time, 15 matches were played and the teams scored a total of 114 goals. An average of 7.6 goals were scored per game, and in three matches the total reached triple digits (Toronto Maple Leafs – Buffalo Sabers – 4:6, Ottawa Senators – Tampa Bay Lightning – 4:6, San Jose Sharks – Pittsburgh Penguins -2:10 ).
The previous record of 104 goals per match day was set on 29 April 2022. It is noteworthy that the nine most productive game days of the year include seven days of the last two NHL seasons.
Russian hockey players contributed to the goal record: Nikita Kucherov (Tampa), Dmitry Voronkov (Columbus), Alexey Toropchenko (St. Louis), Dmitry Orlov (Carolina), Artemy Panarin (Rangers), Nikita Zaitsev (Chicago) and Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh , couple).
Previously Alexandra Ovechkina named The greatest hockey player in the world.