Athletistic / Hockey. Russian captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin has closed the gap with the legendary Wayne Gretzky on the list of the best snipers in NHL history.

The Russian scored another goal in the NHL regular season match against the Florida Panthers (2:4).

Ovechkin scored another goal, but Washington still lost to Florida.

Ovechkin now has 833 goals in regular NHL championships. He ranks 2nd on the list of best snipers. Gretzky scored 894 goals in his career. Thus, Ovechkin’s gap was reduced to 61 accurate shots.

This season, Ovechkin played 46 matches in which he scored 33 (11+22) points.


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