Athletistic/Hockey. The next regular season match of the National Hockey League took place at the UBC Arena in Elmont (USA), where the New York Islanders met the Washington Capitals. The match ended with a convincing victory of the guests with a score of 4:1.
Russian forward and Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals for the winners. He has four goals and seven assists this season in the NHL. During his NHL career, Ovechkin has scored 826 goals, which ties him with Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals.
Ovechkin therefore has 68 goals left to score to match the Canadian’s performance.
- Ovechkin achieved a unique feat in the NHL
Source: Sport
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