Ovechkin took ninth place in the NHL championships in terms of the number of winning matches.

On December 8, Alexander Ovechkin, the Russian striker and captain of the Washington Capitals hockey club, rose to ninth place in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) in terms of the number of winning matches.

Washington's 2-0 home win against Columbus was Ovechkin's 841st regular season NHL victory.

Ovechkin is ahead of American defenseman Ryan Suter, while Mark Messier (864 wins), Jaromir Jagr (874), Zdeno Hara (879), Scott Stevens (879), Chris Chelios (894), Joe Thornton (914), Patrick Marleau and Nicklas Lidstrom (937) are ahead. complements the "Sport-Express".

Sniper — fire: what records can Ovechkin break in his last season overseas

Alexander the Great has a lot more to do before the end of his NHL career.

Earlier in the day, the Washington Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in an NHL regular season match. Jacob Chikran (21st minute) and Alexey Protas (59th minute) scored for the winning team.

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