Russian Washington Capitals striker Alexander Ovechkin has surpassed Guy Lefleur and Brandan Shanahan as the National Hockey League’s (NHL) top scorer of all time. The correspondent of “Lenta.ru” informs about it.
In Washington, DC, the Capital One Arena stadium is hosting the NHL regular season meeting, in which the Washington Capitals host the Florida Panthers. The second period is in progress, the hosts are in the lead – 3: 1.
Ovechkin scored two goals in the match, 746th and 747th in his NHL career. The Russian with 1355 points bypassed Lefler (1353 points) and Shanahan (1354). According to this indicator, the Russian occupies the 26th place. His closest target is Johnny Butsik (1369).
On November 25, Ovechkin made three assists in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Montreal Canadiens. In the current NHL draw, the 36-year-old hockey player scored 33 points (15 + 18). Thus, Ovechkin became Washington’s record holder in terms of points scored in the first 20 games of the season.
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