Russian goalkeeper Vasilevsky breaks the record for wins in the NHL

Andrey Vasilevsky, the Russian goalkeeper of the Canadian Tampa Bay Lightning club, set a historical record for the National Hockey League (NHL) on April 12.

The athlete played the 597th game of his career, achieving unprecedented performance indicators. By this time, the Russian has 369 victories on his account. This result is the best among all goalkeepers in the history of the league in terms of the number of games won in the first 600 career matches, although Vasilevsky has not yet reached this mark.

The closest pursuer of the Tampa goalkeeper remains another Russian goalkeeper, Sergei Bobrovsky, who plays for the Florida Panthers. Bobrovsky had 339 wins in the same period of his career.

In the match against the Boston Bruins, which ended with a 2-1 victory for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Vasilevsky blocked 19 shots. His reliability score in this meeting was 95%.

The NHL's absolute leader in wins is Martin Brodeur, who has won 691 out of 1,266 games. Marc-Andre Fleury (575 wins in 1051 matches) and Patrick Roy (551 in 1029) are also in the top three, adds Sport-Express.

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Among the nominees are Ovechkin, Kucherov, Demidov, Sorokin and Vasilevsky.

Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored the 1006th goal of his NHL career, including the playoffs, in a match against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored in the 57th minute of the game, kicking the puck into an empty net and ending a four-match goalless streak. Ovechkin later thanked the Pittsburgh Penguins fans for the warm welcome.

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