Alexander Ovechkin is formally on one other one in every of his trademark goal-scoring heaters. He is scored eight targets in as many video games performed since Jan. 30.
The 39-year-old captain of the Washington Capitals notched his thirtieth objective of the season on Tuesday within the third interval towards the Calgary Flames.
He now joins Hockey Corridor of Famers Gordie Howe, Johnny Bucyk and Teemu Selanne because the only players in NHL history to report 30 targets in a single season aged 39 or older.
Ovechkin additionally hit 30 targets scored in his forty second recreation performed, the only player in history to take action earlier than the 50-game mark. It is his nineteenth season reaching the milestone in his 20-year profession, an NHL report he set final season.
Tuesday’s tally was the 883rd of his profession, leaving him now simply 12 targets wanting passing Wayne Gretzky for many all-time (894).
As he approaches that illustrious report, he may change into the 10th player in NHL history to achieve 1,600 profession factors. He sits simply three factors away from that milestone.
Regardless of Ovechkin’s history-making night time, Washington fell 3-1 to Calgary however stays within the hunt for the Presidents’ Trophy as among the best groups within the league.
