Alexander Ovechkin scored the 741st goal in the NHL championships, overtaking American Hull place in the list of the best snipers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in history, ahead of the legendary American hockey player Brett Hull. This happened during the regular season match with the Buffalo Sabers, the Lenta.ru correspondent reports.
Ovechkin scored the puck in the 29th minute, the total number of goals in the NHL regular championships rose to 741.
It took Ovechkin 1209 matches. At the same time, Hull scored 741 goals in 1269 NHL regular season games.
Earlier, Olympic champion Darius Kasparaitis said that Ovechkin would break Wayne Gretzky's record for the number of goals in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season. According to the player, the forward is gradually approaching 894 goals, at which the Canadian is.
The best NHL scorer in history is the center striker Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals, in the top three Gordy Howe – 801 goals and Jaromir Jagr – 766.