Athletistic / Hockey. Journalist for North American publication The Hockey News Sammy Silber reacted after setting a record for empty-net goals in NHL regular season games. On February 10, Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin hit an empty net in a match against the Boston Bruins (3:0) and surpassed Wayne Gretzky in this indicator.
Another day, another milestone for Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin: last Saturday he broke one of Wayne Gretzky’s records, continuing his greatest feat.
The second half of the 2023/2024 season is going well for the 38-year-old Russian, who has scored goals in four consecutive matches (currently already in five – Rating Athletistic). And now, after a weak start to the season, their number has increased to 12 (currently already up to 13 – Rating Athletistic). Ovi seems to be finding his game again, scoring 15 points in his last 14 games.
Ovechkin’s goal against Boston was the 834th of his career, and he is now just 61 more goals short of passing Wayne Gretzky and becoming the greatest sniper in NHL history.
The empty-net goals record is one of many records Ovechkin already holds. His 304 power play goals are also the record in NHL history. Alex also scored the most goals in NHL history while playing for a single team.
Ovechkin also scored a goal with every type of shot in his career except one: a back shot behind the goal,” Silber said according to The Hockey News.
- Ovechkin commented on his unusual goal against Vancouver
After the Boston game, Ovechkin scored 57 empty-net goals, while Gretzky scored 56 times in his career. This season, the Russian played 48 matches and scored 36 (13+23) performance points.
Source: Sport
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