Captain of the Washington Alexander Ovechkin rose to 54th place in NHL games played.
The Russian striker took part in the regular season match against Pittsburgh (0:4). For him, this match was the 1,348th in his career, and according to this indicator he is now tied for 54th place with former Los Angeles forward Marcel Dionne. Ovechkin’s next target is former New Jersey player Kirk Mueller, who has 1,349 NHL games under his belt. The leader of this list is former San Jose forward Patrick Marleau (1,779 matches).
In the 2022/23 season, the Russian played 74 matches in the NHL regular season, scored 42 goals and made 33 assists.
In total, Ovechkin scored 822 goals in the regular season. Canadian forward Wayne Gretzky, who leads the list of the best snipers in the NHL, has 894 goals.
Source : MatchTV
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