Ovechkin took the Utah goalie out of the game with one puck shot

Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin in a home match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) with "Utah" injured the opponent's goalkeeper Connor Ingram while trying to throw the puck. About it on February 9 reports "Sport-Express".

The incident occurred in the first period, when the Capitals were losing 1:3 and tried to do everything possible to win. So, the 39-year-old Russian from the middle distance sharply hit the goal and hit the helmet of the goalie. After that, Pierre-Luc Dubois drove the puck into an empty corner of the Utah goal.

The head coach of the team from Salt Lake City had to immediately replace Ingram.

Ovechkin recorded an assist and moved into 11th place in the list of top scorers in NHL history. The forward scored 1591 points in 145 games, surpassing Phil Esposito (1590).

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Earlier, on February 6, Ovechkin scored his 879th puck in the National Hockey League (NHL), cutting to 15 the gap from Canadian Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 pucks.

Before that, on February 2, Ovechkin scored a puck "Winnipeg Jets" in a home match of the regular NHL championship, reducing the gap from Gretzky to 17 goals. The match was held in Washington and ended with a 5-4 overtime victory for the visitors.