Russian forward of the National Hockey League (NHL) club Alexander Ovechkin took 13th place in the list of scorers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in history.
Ovechkin scored two (1+1) points in the match against Carolina, which ended in Washington’s 7:6 (B) victory. During his NHL career, Ovechkin scored 1,541 points (846 goals, 695 assists) in 1,413 games. He surpassed Russian player Joe Thornton (1,539 points in 1,714 games).
Ovechkin achieved 56 points (24+32) in 66 games this season. In total, he scored 846 goals during his career in the NHL regular championship, 48 goals behind the legendary Wayne Gretzky, who holds the sniper record.
Legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in the regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL) during his career and is at the top of the list of the best snipers in the history of the league. Ovechkin sits second, 48 goals behind Gretzky; The Russian player currently has 846 goals.
In the next game, Washington will play against Winnipeg. The meeting will take place on March 24.
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