Successful passage forward “Washington Capitals » Alexandra Ovechkina in the NHL regular season game with “Buffalo “allowed the Russian to catch up with his compatriot Sergei Fedorov by number of assists in a career.
Washington lost 2-6 at Buffalo. Late in the second period, Ovechkin recorded his 33rd assist of the season after Dylan Strome scored on the power play. It was Ovechkin’s 696th career NHL assist, the same number of assists for Sergei Fedorov, who retired.
Fedorov played for Detroit, Anaheim, Columbus and Washington. Fedorov played with Ovechkin in the capital’s team. During his NHL career, Fedorov scored 483 goals.
Ovechkin, 38, is the second-highest scorer in league history with 848 goals. According to this indicator, he is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals.
Source : MatchTV
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