Washington Capitals’ Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin played in his 1392nd game in the National Hockey League (NHL) and played in the regular season match against the Montreal Canadiens.
The match ended in a 2:5 defeat of the capital, Ovechkin scored the goal.
In terms of the number of matches, the Russian forward surpassed the legendary Canadian hockey player Doug Mons, who shared with him 43rd place in the list of players with the most matches in the league. Ovechkin’s next target is Czech defenseman Roman Hamrlik, who has 1,395 caps.
This season, Ovechkin played in a total of 45 games in the regular season of the National Hockey League and recorded 10 goals and 22 assists in these games. He missed several games in January due to injury.
Ovechkin continues to pursue Wayne Gretzky’s sniping record. Now the Russian has 832 goals. The legendary Canadian scored 894 goals in his NHL career; Ovechkin is now 62 goals behind him.
Former Washington player clarified Details of Ovechkin’s situation.