Alexander Ovechkin scored an assist and a goal against the Boston Bruins in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game. The meeting ended with Washington’s landslide victory of 3:0. The Capitals sit 12th in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Russian striker scored his goal into an empty net in the last minute of the match. It was his 57th career win, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record.
Ovechkin has scored 57 goals in 1,394 career NHL regular season games. Canadian Gretzky has 56 goals in 1487 matches.
The Russian forward played in a total of 47 games in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) this season and recorded 12 goals and 23 assists in these games.
Ovechkin continues to pursue Wayne Gretzky’s sniping record. The Russian has 834 goals. The legendary Canadian scored 894 goals in his NHL career; Ovechkin is now 60 goals behind him.
Previously reportedOvechkin is approaching Gretzky’s scoring record.