MOSCOW, Jul 30 Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin answered if he could he will break the record for the number of goals in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL), which belongs to Wayne Gretzky. The Russian has 780 goals, he is third. Second place goes to Gordie Howe (801). Gretzky is in the lead (894). “Will I be able to beat Gretzky’s record? We’ll wait and see,” Ovechkin said in an interview with the BALL Production YouTube channel. will be my main fan.» Ovechkin is 36 years old. He has been with Washington since 2005. In 2018, together with the team, Ovechkin won the Stanley Cup.
