MOSCOW, February 16 Russian striker of the National Hockey League (NHL) club» Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin scored a double in the regular season match with the “Nashville Predators”. “Washington” on Tuesday defeated “Nashville” with a score of 4:1 (1:0, 0:0, 3:1). For the 36-year-old Russian, these goals were the 30th and 31st in the current draw. In Ovechkin's career, this season was the 16th in the NHL in which he scored 30 or more goals. Thus, the Russian surpassed the achievement of Jaromir Jagr (15 seasons) and climbed to a clear second place in the history of the league. The leader in the number of seasons with 30 or more goals in the regular season is Mike Gartner (17). In total, Ovechkin scored 761 goals in the NHL regular season during his career. According to this indicator, he ranks fourth in the history of the league. He is five goals away from third-place finisher Jaromir Jagr (766). Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801) are ahead.
