Ovechkin recognized as the first star of the game of the day in the NHL

MOSCOW, Mar 9 Washington Capitals Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin named first star game day in the National Hockey League (NHL), according to the website of the organization. On Tuesday, Ovechkin scored a double in the match with Calgary (5:4), in total he scored 766 goals in the history of the NHL regular championships and caught up with the Czech Jaromir Jagr. Gordie Howe (801) and Wayne Gretzky (894) are ahead. The second star was Toronto forward Auston Matthews, who scored a hat-trick in the game against Seattle (6:4), the third was Chicago forward Patrick Kane, who scored 6 points (1 goal + 5 assists) in the match with Anaheim (8:3).