The Russian scored a goal in the regular season match with the New Jersey Devils, the number of points scored in his entire career in the NHL regular championships reached 1398 (772 goals and 626 assists). It took Ovechkin 1,262 matches to do so.
The forward caught up with Jari Kurri (1398 points in 1251 matches) and shared the 21st place in the list of the best NHL scorers of all time with the Finn.
On March 18, Ovechkin assessed the chances of breaking Gretzky’s record for goals in the NHL. “If I can get around Gordie Howe and Gretzky, I will do it,” said the hockey player. Before that, he stated that he was striving to become the best sniper in the history of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) among European hockey players.