Alexander Ovechkin, the Russian captain of Washington Capitals, has closed the gap with Canadian Wayne Gretzky in the list of the best snipers in the regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The 38-year-old forward scored a goal in the match against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This is the Russian’s 840th goal. Gretzky has 894 goals.
In the match against Pittsburgh in the 11th minute of the second period, the score was 4-0 in favor of the capital. In addition to Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Nick Jensen and Hendrix Lapierre also scored.
Ovechkin played a total of 58 games in the NHL this season and recorded 18 goals and 28 assists.
March 7, hockey player of the Czech national team and Ak Bars Kazan Dmitry Yashkin named Alexandra Ovechkin as friend.
Yashkin played for the Capitals from 2018 to 2019. Also St. He also played for the St. Louis Blues and Arizona. The Czech Republic has been defending the colors of Ak Bars since 2023.
Ovechkin has played for Washington since 2005. In 2018, he and his club won the Stanley Cup.
Ovechkin’s ex-wife explained husband’s poor performance.