Athletistic / Hockey. Washington Capitals captain and forward Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals in the NHL regular season game against the New Jersey Devils (3:6). Last night, the 38-year-old Russian helped the Capitals realize their power play once.
Thus, Ovechkin scored the 564th point in his NHL career while playing on the power play (302 goals and 262 assists) and tied the legendary Canadian Gordie Howe in this indicator. They are now tied for fifth among wingers in NHL history.
The NHL record for power play points among wingers belongs to Czech Jaromir Jagr (610). Second place is occupied by Finnish Teemu Selanne (588) and third by Canadian Mark Recchi (569).
Alexander Ovechkin has been playing in the NHL since October 2005. Currently, the Russian has scored 1509 (830+679) points using the goal+pass system. In 2018, he won the Stanley Cup with Washington.
Source: Sport
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