Alexander Ovechkin scored his 900th goal and updated the NHL sniper record.

Russian forward of the Washington Capitals hockey club Alexander Ovechkin scored his 900th goal on the night of November 5-6 during a match against the St. Louis Blues during the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL), thereby updating the sniper record.

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Dorofeev is the best sniper, Marchenko and Voronkov are pulling Columbus, Ovechkin is approaching the 900 mark.

Earlier, on October 26, Ovechkin, taking part in a match against HC Columbus Blue Jackets, was able to score the 899th goal and thereby match the 1999 Stanley Cup winner Mike Modano. The game ended with a score of 5:1 in favor of the Russian team.

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