Russian forward Ovechkin reduced the gap on Gretzky’s record in the NHL to 79 goals
Russian forward and captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin during the match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks reduced the gap from Wayne Gretzky’s record to 79 goals, the Championship reports.
The meeting in San Jose ended with the victory of the Capitals with a score of 8:3. After its completion, the NHL named the three best hockey players of the match, Ovechkin was in the first position, having scored for two years and made one assist.
The second star was Nicolas Aube-Kubel, he scored one goal, the third was Matt Irvine. After beating the San Jose Sharks, the Washington Capitals are 11th in the Eastern Conference with 68 points.
Earlier it became known that the Russian captain of the “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin came out on the 16th place in the list of top scorers in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Source: Lenta
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