Alexander Ovechkin scores 818 NHL goals

Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, who plays for the Washington Capitals, scored the puck in the NHL regular season match against the Minnesota. This became known on Sunday, March 19.

Thus, the 37-year-old Russian brought the total number of his goals in the regular season to 818. About this writes RIA News.

Now Ovechkin is on the second line in the list of the best scorers in the history of the NHL. In first place is Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky. On account of the last 894 abandoned washers.

Alexander Ovechkin was born into a sports family: mother Tatyana Ovechkina became a two-time Olympic champion as part of the USSR national basketball team, father Mikhail Ovechkin played in the capital’s FC Dynamo. He has been with the Washington Capitals since 2005.