The Russian scored an abandoned puck in the regular season match with the Buffalo Sabers in the 36th minute, thanks to which Ovechkin now has 1467 (813 + 654) points.
According to this indicator, Ovechkin caught up with former Chicago Blackhawks forward Stan Mikita.
Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL points record with 2857.
Earlier, Ovechkin scored 813 goals and closed the gap on Gretzky in the list of the best scorers in NHL history.