Athletistic / Hockey. Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin was directly involved in his team’s 3:1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in the NHL regular season game last night. The 38-year-old Russian scored two assists during the meeting with the “sharks”.
According to the NHL press service, Ovechkin played his 419th game with two or more points per game. According to this indicator, the Great Eight ranks second among active players in the league, just behind Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. Sid now has 449 such matches.
The NHL record holder for this indicator is Wayne Gretzky, who has 824 such games. Ovechkin now sits at 12th place on this list.
This season in the NHL, Alexander Ovechkin took part in eight matches and scored eight points in the “goal + assist” system – he scored two goals and became the author of six assists.
Source: Sport
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