Athletistic / Hockey. Russian captain of the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, set a new record. He became the first Russian in NHL history to score 1,500 points.

Ovechkin scored an assist in the home match against the Dallas Stars (4:5 B).

He helped Dylan Strome score, who eventually scored twice. One of Washington’s goals was scored by Russian Evgeny Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Kuznetsov’s goal did not save Washington from defeat in the match against Dallas

Ovechkin played 1,370 NHL games in his career. In them he scored 827 goals and made 673 assists. The second place in points in the NHL among Russians is occupied by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin, who scored 1,250 points.


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