Ovechkin scored his 887th NHL goal and reduced the gap from Gretzky to seven goals.

The Russian hockey player, forward of the Washington Capitals hockey club, scored his 887th goal in a match against the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL), thereby reducing his gap from the record of Canadian athlete Wayne Gretsky to seven goals.

The meeting took place on March 15 and ended with a score of 5:1 in favor of the team from the capital of the USA. Ovechkin scored in the 50th minute of the match. His team also scored forwards Dylan Strome (7th minute), Alexey Protas (17th minute), Taylor Reddish (18th minute) and defender Trevor van Riemsdyk (46th minute). As part of the San Jose Sharks, forward McLean Celebrini scored the puck (46th minute).

In addition, the hockey player from Russia also managed to give an assist in the first period.

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On March 10, Ovechkin scored his 1,600th point in the regular NHL championships and reduced the gap from Gretzky in scoring goals in the NHL to eight goals. Thus, the Russian striker still ranks second on the list of the best snipers in NHL history with 886 goals in 1,474 matches. Gretzky leads the way with 894 goals in 1,487 games.