Hockey player Alexander Ovechkin broke the NHL record and set a new one with his double in the Washington Capitals match against the Ottawa Senators. The meeting ended with the victory of the guests at the stadium in Ottawa with a score of 7: 5, Championship reports.
The meeting became the 151st for the Russian player in his league career, where he scored at least one double. According to this indicator, he is inferior to Wayne Gretzky (189), Brett Hull (158) and Mario Lemieux (154), being on the fourth line.
In all his NHL matches, Ovechkin has scored two goals 84 times in an away game, setting a new record. The previous achievement belonged to Gretzky (83) and Haal (72), in the top five also Phil Esposito (64) and Lemieux (63).
Earlier on October 14, the Russian hockey player climbed to the fifth place in the number of goals scored in the NHL in the history of the league thanks to a double in the regular season match against the New York Rangers. The athlete has now scored 732 goals. He beat Canadian Marcel Dionne with 731 goals.
Ovechkin has been playing for the Capitals since 2005. In 2018, the hockey player, together with the team, won the Stanley Cup. He has also won the Maurice Richard Trophy eight times.
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