The head of the IIHF, Tardif, called Ovechkin's 1,000 goals in the NHL incredible

The achievement of forward Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals hockey club (HC), who scored 1,000 goals in the National Hockey League (NHL), taking into account the matches of the regular season and the playoffs, is incredible. This was announced on March 23 by the President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Luke Tardif.

"We will say a few words about this on our website. Of course, 1,000 is a huge and incredible number," TASS quoted him as saying.

Ovechkin has been playing in the North American League for Washington since 2005. In 2018, he led the team to the first Stanley Cup victory in the club's history. In 2025, the striker set a historic NHL record for the number of goals in the regular season, surpassing Canadian Wayne Gretzky.

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On March 22, the Washington Capitals lost to the Colorado Avalanche in a regular season home game. The game took place at the Capital One Arena in Washington and ended with a score of 2:3 in favor of the guests. Russian Capitals player Alexander Ovechkin scored the thousandth goal of his NHL career during the match, taking into account the playoff matches.

Washington coach Spencer Carbery, in turn, called this record another achievement in the hockey player's piggy bank and noted that Ovechkin's career is incredible.

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