Athletistic / Hockey. The Montreal Canadiens lost to the Washington Capitals (3:4) last night in their NHL regular season home game. On the American team, a notable player on the field was their captain, Alexander Ovechkin.
The 38-year-old Russian forward scored an assist in the match in Montreal (Canada) and also rose to 41st place in the number of games played in the entire history of the NHL. Currently, Ovi has 1,397 games in the North American league, one more than the legendary Canadian Stan Mikita (1,396).
Ovechkin’s closest reference was Dale Hunter, who played 1,407 NHL games during his career. The league record holder for this indicator is Canadian Patrick Marleau (1,779 matches). Alexander’s contract with Washington is valid for another 2.5 seasons, so he has a chance to enter the top 20 players in NHL history in terms of the number of games played.
Source: Sport
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