Russian Washington Capitals striker Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals and helped his team beat the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. The correspondent of “Lenta.ru” informs about it.
The 36-year-old striker scored a double, scoring goals at the 14th and 59th minutes of the meeting. Thus, he improved his position in the list of scorers and came close to the league record set by Wayne Gretzky.
Ovechkin has 744 goals scored. He is the fourth best scorer in league history. The Russian lags behind the Czech Jaromir Jagr, who scored 766 goals. Second line behind Gordie Howe (801). Gretzky’s record is 894 goals. Thus, Ovechkin is 150 goals behind the leader. Gretzky ended his professional career at the age of 39.
Also in the match with San Jose Sharks, Ovechkin came close to Dave Andreychuk, who holds the record for most goals. The Russians have 272 goals, the leader has 274.
Ovechkin is a graduate of Dynamo Moscow. He has been protecting the Capitals’ colors since 2005.
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