During the regular season, in a match against Dallas, the Russian forward made an assist, reaching 1,500 points in the NHL. Ovechkin became the 16th hockey player in the history of the league and the second European after Jaromir Jagr to achieve such success.
Carbery noted the greatness of this accomplishment, calling it monumental and another example of Ovechkin’s great career in the National Hockey League. In the current regular season, 38-year-old Ovechkin played 23 matches and scored 15 points (5+10).
- Ovechkin is the fifth player in NHL history with 1,500 points to spend his entire career with one team.
Source: Sport
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