Russian Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin scored in overtime of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against Columbus.
Ovechkin scored 40 points in overtime in the NHL, surpassing Pittsburgh hockey player Evgeni Malkin in this indicator. Ovechkin now sits second in overtime points. First place went to Sidney Crosby (43).
The puck scored in the match with Columbus helped the Russians approach the record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who tops the list of the best snipers in the history of the league. After today’s game, Ovechkin has 828 goals for his entire career in the NHL. The difference between the Russian forward and Gretzky, who holds the league record for the most goals in NHL history, is 66 goals. The Canadian football player has 894 goals in 1,487 matches.
In this NHL season, the Russian forward scored 6+14 points in 30 games in the regular season. He is the team leader in scoring along with Dylan Strome (13+7).
Former Washington coach was praised Ovechkin.