Ovechkin approached Jagr in the sniper race

Russian striker Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin scored in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Seattle Kraken. Statistics are available on the league website.

The goal was for the Russian hockey player 745th in the NHL championships. The athlete is ranked fourth among the best snipers in the history of the league. Ovechkin approached third-place Czech Jaromir Jagr, 21 goals behind him.

Center striker Wayne Gretzky is considered the best NHL scorer in history with 894 goals. The second place is taken by Gordie Howe, who has 801 goals.

The Capitals are defeated by Seattle. The meeting ended with a score of 2: 5. Washington are third in the Eastern Conference league table with 27 points in 19 games. Seattle are in the penultimate, 15th place in the West, with 11 points in 18 games.

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