The Russian scored in the match against the Boston Bruins (3:0). He scored into an empty net for the 57th time. In this indicator, Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky, who scored 56 goals into an empty net.
Ovechkin broke one of Gretzky’s records
“To throw the puck to an opponent even into an empty net, you have to make great efforts. These situations are very dangerous. I know a sufficient number of players who do not want to go into an empty net, remembering their plus/ less But Alexander Ovechkin faces completely different results,” RB Sport quotes Dementiev.
Source: Sport
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