The Russian striker from the Washington club Alexander Ovechkin surpassed the achievements of Canadian forwards Brian Trottier and Adam Oates, playing in the NHL game against Minnesota.
Washington beat Minnesota at home on Saturday night in a shootout (3-2) in an NHL regular season game. For Ovechkin, this game was his 1501st in the NHL. In total, the Russian forward played 1,354 regular season games and 147 playoff games. Trottier and Oates each have 1,500 games in the NHL, including the playoffs.
Brian Trottier is a Canadian forward, six-time Stanley Cup winner, who played in the NHL for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh.
Adam Oates is a Canadian forward, one of the best assistants in NHL history, who played for Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim and Edmonton.
Ovechkin has scored 824 career NHL regular season goals. The Russian ranks second on the list of best snipers in league history, behind Wayne Gretzky’s 70 goals (894).
Source : MatchTV
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