On March 24, in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL), Washington Capitals hosted the Winnipeg Jets and achieved a crushing victory with a score of 3:0.
All of the goals were scored in the last period. John Carlson scored the first goal. Then, within nine minutes, Russian Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored a double goal. Thus, the forward set an NHL record among players over 38 years old. The Russian player scored 8 goals in the last five matches. This is the first time in NHL history that this has happened with a player over the age of 38. Teemu Selanne (38 and 40 years old) and Shane Down (39 years old) had previously managed to score 7 goals each in 5 matches.
The Russian forward continues to break Canada’s Wayne Gretzky’s sniping record. The Canadian hockey player scored 894 goals during his NHL career and tops the list of the best snipers in league history. Ovechkin sits second, 46 goals behind Gretzky; The Russian player currently has 848 goals.
Ovechkin played in a total of 67 regular season matches this season and scored 26 goals and made 32 assists in these matches.
Previously reportedHe said the Russian hockey player broke his 13-game goal streak in the NHL.