Ovechkin surpassed Yzerman in the list of the best snipers in the NHL

the Russian striker “Washington capitals” Alexander Ovechkin continues to move up in the list of the best snipers in the National hockey League in history. Washer, abandoned by the captain “capital” in the match against “Nashville Predators”, allowed him to go on a clean ninth place in the NHL.

No. 6️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ & counting pic.twitter.com/5edwRYaBMI

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 30, 2020

Now, on account of 34-year-old Russian 693 goals. On this indicator it has bypassed the canadian Steve Yzerman, sending the order to tenth place. Ovechkin separates only one goal from eighth place, which is mark Messier.

The Great Eight moves past another legend!@ovi8 scored the 693rd regular-season goal of his NHL career to pass Steve Yzerman (692) for sole possession of ninth place on the League”s all-time list. https://t.co/PiaoVhI3lm #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/0NlxR0avN8

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 30, 2020

Recall that the best sniper of the NHL in its history is the legendary Wayne Gretzky. The assets of 894 canadian star washer.