Athletistic / Hockey. The Washington Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins (6:0) in an away game during the NHL regular season. Their captain Alexander Ovechkin made a tangible contribution to the Capitals’ success.
The 38-year-old Russian scored 2 (1+1) points for his performance last night. This allowed Ovechkin to clearly move into 15th place on the list of top scorers in NHL history. Currently, Alexander has 1532 (840+692) points using the goal+pass system in 1405 regular season matches. The Russian has surpassed the legendary Paul Coffey (1531 points in 1409 matches). The new benchmark for Ovechkin is Mark Recchi (1,533 points in 1,652 games).
- Ovechkin closed the gap on Gretzky’s record to 54 goals
Alexander Ovechkin has scored 47 points (18+29) in 58 games this season.
Source: Sport
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