Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette spoke about the achievement of team captain Alexander Ovechkin. The Russian forward distinguished himself in the match with the Columbus Blue Jackets (4: 3). Now the striker has 742 goals in his overseas career, Alexander came out on a clean fourth place in the list of the best NHL snipers in history.
– Ovi was fantastic in the match. I think he had a chance to score a couple more goals. His figure is amazing. I am sure he will not stop there and will continue to move forward, – journalist Samantha Pell quotes Lavioletta on Twitter.
Wayne Gretzky holds the record for goals in the NHL (894), followed by Gordy Howe (801) and Jaromir Jagr (766).