MOSCOW, Mar 7 Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin said that plans to become the best among all European players who have played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Ovechkin was selected by Washington under the first number in the NHL Entry Draft in 2004 and plays for this club throughout his career in the league. In 2018, he won the Stanley Cup. In 1248 NHL regular season games, the Russian scored 764 goals and ranks fourth in NHL history for this indicator. Gretzky is in the lead (894), second is Gordie Howe (801), third is Jaromir Jagr (766). «It will be great. I'm going to be the best among all European hockey players who have played in the NHL. It will be a major milestone. A big number,» Ovechkin is quoted by the official website of the NHL. This season, Ovechkin scored 34 goals in 55 matches. He is ranked fourth in the list of the best scorers of the current NHL regular season.
