The goal marked Ovechkin’s 300th power play goal and 3,000th in Capitals history. According to this indicator, the Russian took third place in the history of the NHL among players who scored at least 40 power play goals for one team. The best results are held by Teemu Selanne (12.2% of power play goals for Anaheim) and Steven Stamkos (11.56% of power play goals for Tampa Bay).
Ovechkin converted the power play in the 40th minute. The goal was Ovechkin’s 823rd career goal in the National Hockey League. To break Wayne Gretzky’s record for most league goals, Ovechkin still needs to score 71 more goals.
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Source: Sport
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