Russian strikerWashington » Alexander Ovechkin scored his 401st NHL home goal, finishing fourth in NHL history for that metric.
In the last game of the regular season with Pittsburgh (3:2 B), the 37-year-old captain of the capital club scored an abandoned puck.
The home goals record in NHL history belongs to a Canadian. Wayne Gretzky (492). Ovechkin shares this indicator in fourth position with another Canadian Mike Gartner.
The Russian has scored 32 goals this season. With a total of 812 goals in his career, he is the second top scorer in league history. On the first line – the same Gretzky (894).
Source : MatchTV
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