Washington Capitals’ Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin performed effectively against the Arizona Coyotes in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The match between the teams ended with the Coyotes winning with a score of 5:2. In the 25th minute, the team took a 2-0 lead (Logan Cooley and Jason Zucker). Then Sonny Milano came within one goal with an assist from Ovechkin. Before the second intermission, the Capitals were beaten twice more (Michael Kesselring and Dylan Guenther). And in the last period, the teams scored goals against each other.
For Alexander Ovechkin, it was his third goal in three consecutive games. He had previously scored a goal in the match against Philadelphia and had an assist against Detroit.
The Russian forward, who played a total of 57 games this NHL season, recorded 17 goals and 28 assists.
The Russian continues to chase after Wayne Gretzky in the race to find the best snipers in league history. The legendary Canadian scored 894 goals during his career. Ovechkin has 839 goals, the difference is 55 goals.
Previously Ovechkin closely approached He joins Coffey on the list of top scorers in NHL history.