Alexander Ovechkin scored seven hundredth goal in the NHL

Forward of “Washington capitals” Alexander Ovechkin scored the “new Jersey devils” in the regular season of the National hockey League. This goal was for the Russian hockey seven hundredth overseas career.

For 45 minutes, Ovechkin scored “the devils after the transfer of Evgeni Kuznetsov. Alexander, who scored for five meetings in the previous meeting with “Montreal Canadiens” has broken his goalless streak. Now the captain of “Washington” threw his seven hundredth puck. 34-year-old Russian forward became the eighth hockey player who managed to conquer the mark of 700 head.

most of all a goal in League history was scored by Wayne Gretzky -894. Then follow — Gordie Howe (801), Jaromir Jagr (766), Brett hull (741), Marcel Dionne (731), Phil Esposito (717) and Mike Gartner (708). All of them, unlike Ovechkin, not speak, so Alexander has a chance to climb higher in the list of the most accurate players in the NHL.