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Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals in a 5-4 win against the Calgary Flames. By the number of goals scored – 766 – Ovechkin came out on the third place in the list of the best scorers in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL). According to this indicator, the Russian caught up with the Czech Jaromir Jagr.
Ovechkin scored goals in the 34th and 59th minutes of the match. The game ended with the victory of “Washington” with a score of 5:4.
In the list of the best snipers in the NHL, the first place is occupied by the Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky (894 goals in 1487 matches). The second is Canadian Gordie Howe (801 goals in 1767 matches). Jaromir Jagr scored 766 goals in 1733 games.