Russian striker “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin broke the NHL record 54 years ago
Russian striker “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin broke the record of the National Hockey League (NHL) 54 years ago. This was reported on the league website.
Ovechkin has the fastest 30 goals in a season for players over 37. It took him 45 matches to do this. Previously, the achievement belonged to Canadian striker Jean Beliveau, who scored 30 goals in 54 meetings in the 1968/1969 season.
On January 15, Ovechkin scored in Washington’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers. However, the puck of the Russian did not save the capital’s team from defeat with a score of 1:3.
For the forward, this puck was the 810th in his career in the league. Thus, he strengthened his position in the list of the best scorers in the NHL and reduced the gap to the leading Canadian Wayne Gretzky to 84 goals.
Source: Lenta
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