Athletistic/Hockey. Last night, the Washington Capitals managed to beat the Chicago Blackhawks (4:2) in an away game of the NHL regular season. Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin scored another effective action in this meeting.
The 38-year-old Russian scored an assist and brought his score to 16 (5+11) points this season. In total, the Great Eight have 674 assists in their NHL careers. According to this indicator, Ovechkin currently ranks 69th in league history. It is important to note that Alexander has approached Canadian Jérôme Iginla. The legendary Canadian, who has already completed his sporting career, has a total of 675 assists in the NHL. To do this, he had to play 1554 matches.
Alexander Ovechkin played 1,372 games in the NHL and scored 1,501 points – 827 goals scored and 674 assists. He recently became the first Russian hockey player and the 16th in history to cross the 1,500 point mark in regular NHL championships.
Source: Sport
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