National Hockey League (NHL) club forward Alexander Ovechkin played his 1265th regular season game.
By this indicator, he has surpassed his former teammate Justin Williams. Ovechkin was ranked 81st in the number of games in the regular season.
With a total of 773 goals, Ovechkin remains the third top scorer in league history. Howe’s record is 801 goals, while Wayne Gretzky’s is 894 goals.
Recall that Ovechkin scored a goal and assisted in the match against Tampa and the Capitals won by a score of 4:3.
Previously, Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin of the club “Washington Capitals” of the National Hockey League (NHL) beat the result Mike Gartner on NHL career assists.
In the regular season game, Ovechkin scored one goal and one assist, which was his 628th career in the league. Ovechkin moved up to 82nd place in this indicator.