Ovechkin beat Crosby to a rare NHL achievement

On December 8, Russian forward and captain of the Washington Capitals hockey club Alexander Ovechkin beat Canadian Pittsburgh forward Sidney Crosby to reach 30 points in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season among players over the age of 38.

So, in the match against Dallas in November, Crosby scored 30 points (18 goals and 12 assists) in 27 games, which he lost to the Russian forward, who achieved the same achievement in 23 meetings.

At the same time, Crosby became the sixth fastest on this list, behind Gordie Howe, Jean Ratel and Alex Delvecchio.

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

Earlier in the day, Ovechkin rose to ninth place in NHL history in terms of winning games. Washington's 2-0 victory in the home match against Columbus became Ovechkin's 841st in the regular NHL championships.

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