Ovechkin narrows gap on Gretzky's record: how many goals does the Russian have left to score to become the record holder
Recently, as part of the NHL regular season, a match took place between Washington and Philadelphia.
Alexander Ovechkin, who is a player of the first club, contributed to the victory of his team.
The Russian scored one of the goals, and the game ended with a score of 6:3, TASS reports.
The productive action allowed Ovechkin to reduce the gap with the outstanding Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky in the number of goals scored in the regular NHL championships.
How many goals does Ovechkin need to score to set a record?
The puck that Ovechkin recently scored against Philadelphia was the Russian hockey player’s 855th in the league’s regular championships.
True, Wayne Gretzky remains the leader in this indicator. The legendary Canadian has 894 goals.
Thus, Ovechkin, who ranks second on the NHL's list of top scorers, is 39 goals behind Gretzky, who has long since ended his career.
That's how many goals the Russian will need to score to repeat the record.
And to become the sole leader, the Washington club legend needs to score 40 goals.
