Ovechkin broke the record of 49-year-old Alexei Kovalev. At the moment, on account of the captain of “Washington” 1317 games
The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0 at home.
Eric Gustafsson scored the only goal in the third minute.
The captain of the capital team Alexander Ovechkin failed to score points in the second game in a row. It was in this meeting that the 27-year-old forward broke the record for matches in regular championships of the National Hockey League among Russians.
He overtook the milestone of 49-year-old Alexei Kovalev (he performed intermittently in 1992-2013). At the moment, Ovechkin has 1317 games on his account. The Russian takes the 60th place in the number of games in the history of the NHL. The league record holder for this indicator is Canadian Patrick Marleau: in 1997-2001 he played 1,779 matches in the regular season of the NHL.
On account of the 37-year-old Ovechkin 1458 points (809 goals and 649 assists). He ranks second on the list of top scorers in NHL history.
Kovalev played forward for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers. He is one of the first owners of the Stanley Cup (1994) among Russians. On account of Kovalev in the regular NHL championships 1029 points (430 + 599).
