Washington fans gave a standing ovation to the club’s hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, who made his 700th assist in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game against Vegas in the game against Vegas.
After reaching the 700 assist mark, 16 thousand Washington fans gathered in the match gave the Russian a standing ovation.
Ovechkin is in his 20th season in the league. Last NHL season, the Russian played in 79 regular season games and four playoff games, scoring 31 goals and 34 assists. The sniper record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky continues to follow. Ovechkin sits second, 41 goals behind the Canadian; There are currently 853 goals scored by the Russian.
Ovechkin has three assists this season.
In the next game, Washington will play at home against Dallas. The meeting will take place on October 18. The teams will take to the ice at 2:00 Moscow time.
Ovechkin before recognized The first star of the game against Vegas.