Ovechkin scored a goal in the match against Vancouver and reduced the gap to Gretzky
Russian forward of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin scored a goal in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) against the Vancouver Canucks. Results are available on the league website.
The meeting takes place on February 11. At the time of publication of the news, the score in the match was 2:2. The Russian scored a goal in the fifth game in a row.
Ovechkin closed the gap on Wayne Gretzky, who is the best sniper in the history of the NHL regular championships, to 59 goals. The forward has 835 goals. This season, Ovechkin played 47 matches in the NHL regular season. He scored 12 goals and 23 assists.
On February 11, Ovechkin broke one of Gretzky’s records. In the match against the Boston Bruins, the Russian scored the 57th goal in his career. Thus, in terms of this indicator, the Washington captain surpassed Gretzky, who hit the goal without a goalkeeper 56 times.
Source: Lenta
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