Forward and captainWashington Capitals » Alexander Ovechkin During the NHL regular season game against the New Jersey Devils, he scored the puck into an empty net for the 55th time in league history.
The match took place on Thursday in Washington and ended in favor of the guests with a score of 6:4 (3:0, 0:4, 3:0). Ovechkin scored 2 (1+1) points, scoring his 824th career goal in regular NHL championships. The Russian scored late in the match by hitting the empty net. The 38-year-old forward still ranks second in empty-net goals in NHL history, ahead of Wayne Gretzky (56 goals).
Ovechkin also scored the puck in two straight games for the 54th time in his career. The only players in NHL history to rank higher in this indicator are Gordie Howe (72), Phil Esposito (63), Wayne Gretzky (62), Bobby Hull (61) and Frank Mahovlich (55).
Washington (5 points) won its first victory of the season in regulation time and occupies 15th place in the Eastern Conference standings. New Jersey (7) is sixth.
Source : MatchTV
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