Russian forward “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin scored one goal and one assist in the “Tampa Bay Lightning” (4:3) game during the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Thus, the 36-year-old Russian has 80 (43+37) points. For Ovechkin, this is the tenth season in his NHL career that he has achieved this mark. According to this indicator, he caught the Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby.
More such seasons of Wayne Gretzky (17), Dale Hawerchuk (13), Marcel Dionne (13), Mark Messier (13), Joe Sakic (12), Steve Yzerman (12), Ron Francis (11), Mario Lemieux (11), Brian Trottier (11) and Phil Esposito (11).
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.
It was previously reported that Alexander Ovechkin played his 1265th game of the regular season. According to this indicator, took over former teammate Justin Williams. Ovechkin is 81st in the number of games in the regular season.