Ovechkin closes gap with Jagr in the list of the best NHL scorers to three goals

Ovechkin closes gap with Jagr in the list of the best NHL scorers to three goals

The Washington Capitals took on the Carolina Hurricanes at home in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.

The meeting took place on the night of Friday, March 4, and ended with the score 4:0 in favor of the capital’s team. As part of the winners, Russians Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alexander Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov and Martin Fegervary scored goals.

Ovechkin scored the 763rd career NHL goal. The Russians reduced the gap to three goals behind the Czech Jaromir Jagr, who occupies the third line in the list of the best scorers in league history.

Wayne Gretzky is the all-time leading scorer in NHL history with 894 goals. Second place goes to his compatriot Gordie Howe, who has 801 goals.

Ovechkin has been with the Washington Capitals since 2005. In 2018, the hockey player together with the team won the Stanley Cup.

Source: Lenta

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