Alex Ovechkin continues his trek toward becoming the all-time goals scoring leader in the NHL. With his goal last night he now sits 74 goals behind Wayne Gretzky for the all-time record.
The one record Ovechkin did break of Gretzky’s last night was Wayne’s record of 12 NHL season’s of 40 goals. Ovechkin now sits at 13 seasons of 40 goals.
Ovechkin, 37, was drafted 1st overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 NHL entry draft. Currently over a career that spans 18 seasons, he has a total 1479 points in 1340 games played, and 141 playoffs points in 147 games played.
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