Ovechkin cut Ovechkin's lead from Gretzky's record to 14 pucks

Russian player of the Washington Capitals professional hockey club Alexander Ovechkin has reduced the gap between him and Canadian Wayne Gretzky to 14 scored goals. He scored his 880th goal in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season against the Edmonton Oilers on February 23.

"The previous meeting between the clubs in January ended in a 3-2 win for the Capitals. Both teams have played 56 games each in the NHL regular season. "Washington" tops the Eastern Conference table with 82 points, "Edmonton" scored 72 points and is fourth in the "West" - reports "Sport-Express".

Only this season Ovechkin played 40 games, during which he scored 26 pucks and made 17 assists.

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February 9, Alexander Ovechkin in a home game of the regular NHL championship with "Utah" injured the opponent's goalkeeper Connor Ingram in an attempt to throw the puck. 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.