- December, the NHL regular championship match between the New Jersey Devils and the Washington Capitals was played (3:4 in overtime), in which the Russian forward of the Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, scored a goal and an assist. The goal tied him for third in league history for December goals.
He now has 133 goals in 240 games this month. In this indicator, he passed Steve Aizerman, who has 132 goals in 251 games. Only Gordie Howe (141 goals in 327 games) and Wayne Gretzky (157 goals in 233 games) had scored more than them in December.
Overall, Ovechkin, 40, currently has 989 goals, including playoffs, and is 27 short of Gretzky’s record of 1,016.
“Washington Capitals” defeated “New Jersey Devils” and is in seventh place in the Eastern Conference tournament table, the team has 45 points after 38 games.
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