Athletistic / Hockey. On the night of February 21, the Washington Capitals defeated the New Jersey Devils (6:2) in an NHL regular season home game. The captain of the capital, Alexander Ovechkin, had an excellent match.
The 38-year-old Russian scored two goals and an assist last night.
According to the NHL press service, Ovechkin scored at least two goals in the third period for the 28th time in his career. According to this statistical indicator, he overtook the legendary Canadian Mario Lemieux (27 years old) and higher to take second place. The record holder here is Wayne Gretzky (36 years old).
- Ovechkin passed Jagr for third place in home goals in NHL history.
This NHL season, Alexander Ovechkin played 51 games and scored 41 (16+25) points using the goal+pass system.
Source: Sport
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