Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th aim of his NHL profession to maneuver 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s report.
The Washington Capitals captain beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with 4 minutes left within the third interval on Saturday.
Ovechkin’s thirty first aim of the season is his twelfth in 22 video games in opposition to Vasilevskiy.
Regardless of the 39-year-old scoring, the Jap Convention-leading Capitals misplaced a 3rd consecutive sport for the primary time this season.
