However, Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin made his mark with effective actions. The hockey player scored a double. Ovechkin now has 62 points (29+33) in the 2023/24 season.
Ovechkin scored his 69th career goal in April, tying the NHL record previously held by Finnish forward Teem Selanne. In third place is Jaromir Jagr with 49 goals this month.
Alexander also achieved a unique feat in NHL history. He has more than 850 goals for a single club. The Russian played his entire NHL career for the capital team.
Ovechkin continues his quest for Wayne Gretzky’s record. The Russian has 851 goals and Gretzky 894. Washington is now 10th in the standings, with 82 points.
Despite the double, Ovechkin wasn’t among the NHL’s top three game day stars. Carolina forward Jake Guentzel was named first star. The second star is Edmonton captain Connor McDavid. The third star was Buffalo forward Jack Quinn.
After the game, Washington coach Spencer Carbery was disappointed that the club had lost five games in a row.
“Obviously we were under siege for most of the game, but I thought our guys were going to fight. We had some good shifts where we controlled the game, but the result was disappointing,” Carbery said on the official website of the NHL. .
Ovechkin is the winner of the 2018 Stanley Cup. Three-time world champion (2008, 2012, 2014).
He began his professional career with Dynamo Moscow at the age of 16. Selected first overall by Washington in the 2004 draft.
He made his NHL debut during the 2005-2006 season, receiving the Calder Trophy for best rookie. He won the Maurice Richard Trophy for best sniper nine times, the Ted Lindsay Award and the Hart Trophy for most valuable player three times and the Art Ross Trophy for top scorer of the season.
In 2018, he led Washington to the first Stanley Cup victory in club history, becoming the tournament’s most valuable player and the first Russian hockey player to win the Stanley Cup as captain of the team.
Ovechkin became the first Russian hockey player to score 500, 600, 700 and 800 goals during regular NHL championships. He is the record holder among Russian hockey players for the number of goals scored and points scored in the NHL championships. He also leads career goals among active NHL players. His goal against the Phoenix Coyotes on January 16, 2006 was recognized as the best in NHL history according to ESPN.
Ovechkin made his debut for the Russian national team at the age of 17, becoming the youngest player in its history. He participated in thirteen world championships, became a three-time world champion (2008, 2012, 2014) and also participated in three Olympic Games (2006, 2010 and 2014). The Russian national hockey team is now suspended from international tournaments.
Andrey Andreev, Sport.Ru
Source: Sport
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