NHL updates forecast for Ovechkin record date

On its official website, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced that on April 16, Russian forward and captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin will become the best sniper in the history of the NHL championships.

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On its official website, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced that on April 16, Russian forward and captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin will become the best sniper in the history of the NHL championships.

On Saturday, in a regular championship match, Washington defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins. The meeting ended 8-3. In this match, Ovechkin did not score points. After the game, the average Russian goal per match this season fell to 0.65. According to NHL forecasts, with this indicator, Ovechkin will be able to beat the sniper record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky on the night of April 16 Moscow time in an away match with the New York Islanders. Prior to this, the league published another forecast - according to him, the Russian should update the record in the away match with the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 12. Ovechkin is the second sniper in the history of the NHL championships, he scored 879 goals against opponents. The league record belongs to Gretzky, who scored 894 goals. The Russian in the current season in 40 matches was able to score 43 points (26 goals + 17 assists).

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