Athletistic / Hockey. The Washington Capitals lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins (1:4) in an NHL regular season home game. The only goal for the capital in this meeting was scored by team captain Alexander Ovechkin.
The 38-year-old Russian scored for the 27th time this season. After the game against Pittsburgh, he had 849 career shots in the NHL regular season. Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky for the title of top scorer in league history. Now the Dynamo Moscow graduate is 45 goals behind the legendary Canadian. Gretzky scored 894 NHL goals during his career.
During the current regular season, Alexander Ovechkin scored 60 (27+33) points using the goal+pass system in 72 matches. The Great Eight made his NHL debut in October 2005. In 2018, he helped Washington win the first Stanley Cup in team history.
Source: Sport
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