Ovechkin repeats Hull's achievement in the NHL

In a regular season game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Ovechkin scored the first goal of the game.

Thus, he opened the scoring in the NHL for the 131st time in his career.

Now the Russian shares second place with Hull in this indicator.

The record holder is Jaromir Jagr (135). 

It was previously reported that Ovechkin's goal and assist helped Washington defeat Philadelphia in an NHL game.