Ovechkin has the best start in the NHL in terms of points scored in 17 seasons

Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin has the most productive start of the season in his entire league career.

In the NHL regular season match with Florida (4: 5), the captain of the Capitals scored three (1 + 2) points

In total, from the start of the 2021/22 season, the 36-year-old Russian played 10 matches and scored 18 (10 + 8) points, this is his best start in the league in 17 seasons.

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At the age of 36 and older, only Mario Lemieux (season 2002/03, 23 points in 10 games) and Maurice Richard (season 1957/58, 19 points in 10 games) gave a better start to the season.

In total, Ovechkin has 740 goals in the NHL, one goal behind Brett Hull, who is the 4th regular league sniper in history.

  • Washington lost to Florida, Ovechkin was left with one puck to the top 4 snipers in the entire history of the NHL

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