Recently, as part of the regular championship of the National Hockey League, a match took place between the Washington and New York Rangers clubs.
Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, who is a member of the first team, scored twice and significantly reduced the gap to the record of the outstanding Canadian Wayne Gretzky.
Belarusian Alexei Protas also made a significant contribution to Washington’s victory.
The club from the US capital won with a score of 5:3, TASS reports.
What distinguished Alexander Ovechkin
During the match, the Russian scored two goals. This happened in the fourth and sixth minutes.
Now the total number of goals scored by Ovechkin in the NHL regular season is 857.
In this indicator, the Russian hockey player is second only to the legendary Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals.
To catch up with the Canadian, Ovechkin needs to score another 37 goals.
What distinguished Alexey Protas
Belarusian hockey player Alexei Protas also scored one of Washington's goals.
He scored the goal in the 25th minute of the game.
According to the match report, Protas also had two assists. In both cases, the Belarusian assisted Ovechkin.
