Ovechkin rose to the 16th place in the history of the number of matches in the NHL.

On March 4, Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin rose to 16th place in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) in terms of the number of matches played.

In the match against the Utah Mammoth, Ovechkin took part in the 1554th game of the NHL regular season. With this indicator, he caught up with Canadian hockey player Jerome Iginla, sharing the 16th place in the ranking with him, Sport-Express notes.

Patrick Marleau remains the league's record holder in the number of games played, having played 1,779 games. Ovechkin ranks second among current NHL players, behind only Colorado Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns, who played 1,556 games.

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The capital's team is fighting with competitors and is trying to sign Panarin.

Ovechkin updated the NHL sniper record on February 28 when he scored his 920th goal in the league championships. The goal was scored on February 28 in a match against the Montreal Canadiens.

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