Ovechkin came in fourth on the list of the best snipers in the NHL

Ovechkin scored his 741st goal against Buffalo.

Washington won 5: 3.

Thus, the Russian came out on to fourth place in the list of the best snipers in the history of the NHL.

He caught up in the number of goals scored with Brett Hull from the United States.

In third place in the number of pucks in the entire history of the NHL is Jaromir Jagr (766).

Gordie Howe has 801 goals.

Wayne Gretzky won 894 goals. 

Earlier it was reported that the Washington Capitals were defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers in an NHL regular season match.

In that match, Ovechkin did not score points.