Alexander Ovechkin Surpasses John Tavares with Two Assists in NHL Game Against Montreal Canadiens

On Friday, November 1, the 39-year-old Russian strikerWashington Capital» Alexander Ovechkin had a goal and two assists in the regular season game NHL the faceMontreal Canadians».

Thus, the Russian made his 30th and 31st assists in the games with Montreal and surpassed John Tavares, who had 29, in this mark.

Ovechkin is currently sixth in assists against Montreal. The leader in this indicator is the Russian striker “Pittsburgh Penguins» Evgeniy Malkin (42).

After this game, Montreal, with nine points, is in 11th place in the Eastern Conference table, and Washington, with 14 points, is in fourth place in the same table.

Before that, The Athletic reporter Sean Gentile progress marked in the defensive game Alexander Ovechkin at the beginning of this season NHL.

In addition, the 39-year-old Washington captain, after scoring a goal in the game with Montreal, narrow the gap from Wayne Gretzky’s Canadian record for goals in NHL to 36

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