Ovechkin updated one of Gretzky's NHL records

Hockey player “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin became the new NHL record holder.

The Russian has updated Canadian Wayne Gretzky's record for the number of away matches in which he scored at least two goals.

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Now Ovechkin has 84 such matches. This became possible after the away match of Washington against the Ottawa Senators, in which Alexander scored just two goals. The meeting ended with a score of 7: 5 in favor of the capital club.

Wayne Gretzky has 83 of these games.

This season, Ovechkin scored 7 times.

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