Ovechkin finished ninth in equal points in the history of the NHL.

Washington Capitals forward and captain Alexander Ovechkin scored two assists in the National Hockey League (NHL) match against the Florida Panthers on Saturday, March 22.

This allowed Ovechkin to increase his score to 1007 career points and reach the ninth place in the history of the league, equaling the legendary Canadian striker Phil Esposito.Газета.Ru ".

The Capitals became the first team to score 100 points this NHL season.

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Ovechkin told Izvestia and Sport-Express on March 11 that he was not going to renew his contract with the American club and was considering returning to Dynamo Moscow. At the same time, Ovechkin noted that it is difficult to make plans for such a long time.