Ovechkin has cut the gap to Gretzky to 15 pucks

Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin scored the 879th puck in the National Hockey League (NHL), reducing to 15 the gap from the record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky, which is 894 pucks. This was reported by Sport-Express on February 6.

Ovechkin, who serves as a forward and captain of the American hockey club (HC) "Washington Capitals", scored another puck during a regular NHL match with the Philadelphia Flyers. The goal was scored in the first period at even strength.

This is Ovechkin's 26th scored puck this season, he is second in the list of the best snipers in the NHL, he is ahead of only Canadian hockey player Gretzky.

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Earlier, on February 2, Ovechkin scored a puck "Winnipeg Jets" in a home match of the regular NHL championship, reducing the gap from Gretzky to 17 goals. The match was held in Washington and ended with a victory of the guests in overtime with a score of 5:4.

Before that, on January 28, the NHL called the match on April 15, 2025 the game in which the Russian forward and captain of the club "Washington Capitals" Alexander Ovechkin will be able to break Wayne Gretzky's sniper record for goals in the NHL.