Forward “Washington” Ovechkin scored the 40th goal of the season and repeated the record of Wayne Gretzky
Russian forward “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin scored a goal in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the “Dallas Stars” (3:2). This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
This puck was Ovechkin’s 40th this season. He repeated the record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky for the number of regular championships in which 40 or more goals were abandoned. On account of hockey players for 12 seasons with this indicator.
On March 18, Ovechkin assessed the chances of breaking Gretzky’s record for goals in the NHL. “If I can get around Gordie Howe and Gretzky, I will do it,” said the hockey player.
On March 16, the Russian striker scored his 767th goal in the NHL and took third place in the list of the league’s best scorers in history, beating Jaromir Jagr. In total, Ovechkin has scored 770 goals in his NHL career so far. On the second line of the list of the best snipers is Gordie Howe, who has 801 goals. Gretzky leads with 894 goals.
Source: Lenta
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