Washington Capitals forward and captain Alexander Ovechkin became the first Russian hockey player to reach 1,500 points in the National Hockey League (NHL).
This happened during an NHL regular season game against the Dallas Stars played in Washington at this time. In the 50th minute of the match, Ovechkin and Anthony Mantha scored a point each, assisting Dylan Strome.
The difference between Ovechkin, who holds the record for the most goals in the league, and Wayne Gretzky is 67 goals. In third place is Gordie Howe, who scored 801 goals during his NHL career.
This season, Washington Capitals captain Ovechkin appeared in 23 games in the National Hockey League regular season and scored five goals and ten assists. The Russian striker has not been able to score a goal in the last eight matches.
Washington lost to Dallas in a shootout. The final score of the match is 5:4.
Ovechkin before made A gift to a fan during a Dallas game.