Alexander Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s record for empty-net goals in the NHL
Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin broke one of the records of Canadian Wayne Gretzky. This was reported on the website of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Ovechkin scored a goal in the third period of the regular season match against the Boston Bruins (3:0). For the Russian, this goal into an empty net was the 57th in his career. Thus, in terms of this indicator, the Washington captain surpassed Gretzky, who hit the goal without a goalkeeper 56 times.
Ovechkin also reduced the gap behind Gretzky in the NHL sniper race to 60 goals. Now the 38-year-old Russian forward has 834 goals scored.
This season, Ovechkin played 47 matches in the NHL regular season. The Russian has 12 goals and 23 assists.
Source: Lenta
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