Ovechkin reduced the gap from Gretzky to nine goals

The Washington Capitals hockey club defeated the New York Rangers on the road in the NHL regular season match on Thursday, March 6.As reported by "Sport-Express", the match ended 3-2. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alexander Ovechkin and Tom Wilson scored for the Capitals. Russian forward Artemy Panarin and Sam Carrick scored for the hosts.

Thus, Ovechkin reached the mark of 885 goals scored in more than 1,400 matches during his career in the NHL. He still has nine goals left before repeating Wayne Gretzky's record.

Earlier, on February 28, Ovechkin earned -4 points for scoring in an NHL match against the St. Louis Blues. It was noted that this the worst performance of a hockey player this season. In the previous Calgary Flames match, the Russian striker reduced the gap from Gretzky to 11 goals, scoring the puck in the 45th minute. However, the Washington Capitals lost 3-1.