Russian forward of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin scored 742 goals and came in fourth, ahead of American Brett Hull. This was reported by RBC Sport.
On October 9, the hockey players leveled their score, but a shot in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular championship match against the Columbus Blue Jackets gave the Russian national superiority.
Ovechkin distinguished himself in the first period with the passes of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Martin Fehervari. It took him 1,210 matches to reach the fourth line in the ranking of the best snipers in the NHL.
Now only Czech Jaromir Jagr (766 goals) and Canadians Gordi Howe (801) and Wayne Gretzky (894) are above the Russian striker. All of them have already completed their careers in the National Hockey League.
Earlier, Olympic champion Darius Kasparaitis said that Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). According to the player, the forward is gradually approaching the 894 goal mark, at which the Canadian is.
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