On account of the Russian 1457 (808 + 649) points for his career in the NHL.
He caught up with the Finnish hockey player Teemu Selanne in the list of the best scorers in the history of the league - 1457 (684 + 773) points.
Recall that Ovechkin scored the 808th goal in his career in the NHL.
He ranks second in the list of the best snipers in history.
Leader - Wayne Gretzky (894).
Earlier it was reported that the NHL has published a list of the top five scorers in 2022.