The National Hockey League (NHL) Players Association listed Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin on its social networks as the 1,400th player in the league. He congratulated him for playing the match.
“1,400 games and counting. Congratulations to Ovechkin on this incredible achievement.”
The anniversary match of the Russian forward was the NHL regular season match against the Florida Panthers. With four minutes left in the game, the Capitals took the lead, but lost in overtime and the final score was 3:2 in favor of the Panthers. Ovechkin spent 18 minutes and six seconds on the ice.
Russian striker could not score a goal interrupted 10-game winning streak. He scored 8+6 points in these matches. Ovechkin played in 53 games in the National Hockey League this season and recorded 16 goals and 26 assists.
The Russian continues to pursue legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky in the race to find the best snipers in league history. Gretzky scored 894 goals in his career; On February 21, Ovechkin scored 838 goals, the difference is 56 goals.
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