Alexander Ovechkin caught up with Robitaille and took 22nd place in the list of NHL scorers of all time
Russian forward “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin climbed to 22nd place in the list of scorers in the National Hockey League (NHL) of all time. On Friday, March 18, the correspondent of “Lenta.ru” reports.
Ovechkin scored in the regular season match with the Columbus Blue Jackets with a goal and an assist. The Russian brought the number of points scored in his entire career in the NHL regular championships to 1394, for this it took him 1257 matches in the NHL regular championships.
Thus, the captain of “Washington” caught up with Canadian Luc Robitaille (1394 points in 1431 matches) and shared 22nd place with him.
On March 16, against the New York Islanders, Ovechkin scored his 767th NHL goal. This allowed the hockey player to take third place in the list of the best snipers of the regular season. The Russian overtook Jagr, who hit the opponent’s goal 766 times, and became the leader among Europeans in this indicator.
Wayne Gretzky is the all-time leading scorer in NHL history with 894 goals. His compatriot Gordie Howe is second with 801 goals.
Source: Lenta
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