Before “Washington » Alexander Ovechkin approached another record Wayne Gretzky .
In the NHL regular season match against the Islanders (4:1), the Russian scored a double by throwing the second puck into an empty net. Ovechkin scored 70 points (56+14) when the opponent removed the goalkeeper and moved into third place in the history of the league for this indicator, ahead of Blake Wheeler (69). The record belongs to Gretzky, who scored 85 (56+29) points, second place Sydney Crosby — 72 (29+43) points.
This season, Ovechkin has scored 4 goals and made 7 assists in 13 games.
Ovechkin has scored 826 career goals in regular NHL championships. The Russian occupies second place in the list of the best snipers in the league, behind Gretzky with 68 goals (894).
Source : MatchTV
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