Last week, the 37-year-old forward scored 8 (5 + 3) points in four games of the regular season.
Recall that Ovechkin scored three goals during the meeting with the Chicago Blackhawks and reached the mark of 800 goals for his career in the NHL.
Thus, the attacker has one goal left to catch up with Gordie Howe (801) in the list of the best snipers in the hockey league in its history.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian striker “Tampa Bay Lightning” Nikita Kucherov came out on top in the list of NHL assistants this season.