The puck, abandoned in the 46th minute when playing in equal compositions, became 691st in the career of the Russian striker.
In terms of the total number of goals in the NHL, Ovechkin outpaced Canadian Mario Lemieux and reached the only tenth place in history for this indicator. The match in New York continues, there is a third period.
Earlier it was reported that Ovechkin scored his 690th puck in the NHL.