Ovechkin scored his 889th NHL goal and reduced the gap to Gretzky to five goals.

Russian hockey player of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin scored the 889th goal in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the match against HC Winnipeg Jets and reduced the gap to Canadian Wayne Gretzky to five goals.

The match, which took place in Winnipeg, ended in overtime with a score of 3:2 in favor of the hosts.

Ovechkin scored in the 56th minute of the match. Striker Andrew Mangiapane also scored in his team (20th minute). Defenseman Josh Morrissey (7th minute), forward Mason Appleton (40th minute) and forward Nikolai Ehlers (62nd minute) scored the puck for the Winnipeg Jets.Газете.ги ".

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Alexander Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 21. The forward reduced the gap from the record of Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky to six goals.