«How can you not be surprised?» Washington Capitals player on Ovechkin's new record

MOSCOW, Apr 19 Washington Capitals forward Markus Johansson called it incredible that Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin at 36 continues to set records in the National Hockey League (NHL) On Monday, “Washington” beat the “Colorado Avalanche” with a score of 3:2. Ovechkin scored his 48th goal of the season and tied Teemu Selanne in goals among players aged 36 and over. Finnish hockey player set a record in the 2006/07 season. NHL website. Ovechkin has 778 goals in his career, in the ranking of snipers of all time, the Russian continues to pursue third-placed Gordie Howe (801). In total, he has 1407 points (778 goals + 629 assists) in 1271 NHL games. He is the 21st all-time scorer in league history. Johansson played for Washington from 2010 to 2017. In March 2022, the Swedish striker was traded from the Seattle Kraken back to the capital club. He also played for the New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabers and Minnesota Wild.