In December, the Captain of the Capitals scored 22 (13 goals + 9) points in 15 games, becoming the second in the NHL in this indicator.
On January 1, the Russian scored his 806th goal in his career.
He closed the gap on Wayne Gretzky (894), the leader in NHL history in goals, to 88.
Ovechkin also brought his scorer to 1455 (806 + 649) points in the NHL.
According to this indicator, he beat Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby - 1452 (536 + 916) points in 1144 games.
Earlier, the President of the Russian Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretyak wished Ovechkin to become the best sniper in the history of the NHL.