The 36-year-old pupil of the Moscow Dynamo chalked up the 804th goal in the NHL.
Thus, Ovechkin came out on to a clean fifth place in terms of goals scored among the players in the league.
He beat Mark Messier (803 goals).
Alex Ovechkin of the @Capitals scored his 804th career NHL goal (regular season & playoffs) and passed Mark Messier (803) for sole possession of the fifth-highest combined total in League history.
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- NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 17, 2021
The top five include Wayne Gretzky (1016), Gordie Howe (869), Brett Hull (844) and Jaromir Jagr (844).
“Washington” on their ice lost to “Tampa” in overtime with a score of 1: 2.
Ovechkin scored in the 39th minute.
Earlier it was reported that the New York Rangers away defeated the Montreal Canadiens in an NHL match.