NHL star Alexander Ovechkin became the third hockey player in league history to score 800 goals. The Russian struck three times in the Washington Capitals’ 7-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night, adding his 18th, 19th and 20th goals of the season.
He is now only ahead of Gordie Howe (801) and the legendary Wayne Gretzky (894) in the NHL’s all-time scoring charts. Ovechkin needed 1305 games for his 800 goals – significantly less than Howe, but significantly more than Gretzky.
The 37-year-old Ovechkin has played at a consistently high level since his NHL debut in 2004: he scored at least 20 goals in each of the 18 seasons.
Meanwhile, a brilliant Leon Draisaitl led the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-3 win over the Nashville Predators in the North American ice hockey professional league NHL. The Cologne native scored his 20th and 21st goals of the season and also contributed three assists to other Oilers goals.
With 51 points, he leads the ranking together with his brilliant teammate Connor McDavid (59 points). For his part, the Canadian scored four points in Nashville.
John-Jason Peterka also contributed a goal for the Buffalo Sabers in a 6-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings. It was goal number seven of the season for the 20-year-old. National goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer lost 6-2 with the Seattle Kraken at the Tampa Bay Lightning. The man from Rosenheim came on for 34:12 minutes.
