On March 21, Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored a double against the Toronto Maple Leafs in a regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL), but his team lost with a score of 3:7.
Ovechkin has hit the opponent’s goal seven times in the last three games.
Ovechkin played in a total of 65 matches this season, scoring 23 goals and making 31 assists. During his NHL regular season career, the forward has 1,539 points in 1,412 games (845+694). The Russian player ranks 13th among the top scorers in league history, along with Joe Thornton. The Canadian player scored 1,539 points in 1,714 games. In 12th place is Pittsburgh Penguins player Sidney Crosby. He has 1571 points in 1258 matches in the regular season.
Ovechkin has scored 845 goals in his entire career in the National Hockey League. Legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who tops the list of the best snipers in NHL history, has 894 goals. The difference is 59 goals.
Former Washington coach explained Ovechkin’s performance improved.