Ovechkin reduced the gap over Gretzky to 66 goals – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

On Friday night, Ovechkin, 38, snapped his 14-game goalless streak. He scored the winning goal for Washington in overtime and earned a 3-2 victory over Columbus.

This goal was the 828th goal of his career in the regular NHL championships, the record for this indicator belongs to the legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky – 894 goals.

Ovechkin became the second player in NHL history to score 900 or more career goals in the NHL regular season and playoffs. The Russian has 828 goals in the regular season and 72 goals in the playoffs.

The record holder is Gretzky himself – 1016 goals. Of those, he scored 122 in the playoffs.