Russian striker and captainWashington » Alexander Ovechkin closed the gap with a record Gordie Howe by the number of goals for a league club up to one goal.
On Monday, “Washington” on the road lost to “Carolina” on penalties with the score 3:2. Ovechkin scored in regulation time, but missed the shootout.
The assets of the Russian, who only played in the NHL for the capital team, was 785 goals, while Howe scored 786 goals for Detroit.
Ovechkin is still the third leading scorer in NHL history. He trails only Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801).
Ovechkin is also three shots behind Gretzky’s league record of 402 career goals in away games. Due to the 399 Russian goals in away matches, which is the second result.
Ovechkin has scored 8 (5+3) points in 10 games this season.
Source : MatchTV
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