Athletistic / Hockey. Washington Capital captain Alexander Ovechkin scored a goal in an NHL regular season home game against the Vancouver Canucks. However, this did not prevent the “capital” from losing to the “orcs” in overtime with a score of 2:3.
For Ovechkin, the game against Vancouver was the 1,395th of his NHL career. According to this indicator, the 38-year-old Russian is tied with Czech defender Roman Hamrlik. They now share 42nd place on the list of players who have played the most regular season games in the NHL. A new benchmark for Ovechkin is the legendary Stan Mikita (1396 matches).
The record holder for most appearances in the NHL is Canadian forward Patrick Marleau. The longtime San Jose Sharks captain has played in 1,779 league games.
- Ovechkin commented on his unusual goal against Vancouver
This season, Alexander Ovechkin scored 36 (13+23) points for his performance in 48 regular season matches.
Source: Sport
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