After an injury break
25 goals to the record! NHL star returns
Alex Ovechkin made his first appearance in the North American ice hockey league NHL on Saturday after a 40-day injury layoff. With his 869th NHL goal, the 39-year-old Russian moved even closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record. Ovechkin had missed the last 16 games with the Washington Capitals due to a fractured fibula.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen It was the Russian's longest absence since he made his NHL debut almost 20 years ago. On his return in Toronto (5-2), he made his grand entrance in the fourth-to-last minute when he scored into an empty net.
Gretzky still 25 goals away
Ovechkin's 869th NHL goal brought him within 25 goals of Wayne Gretzky's record (894). The veteran from Moscow already owns the league record for "empty-netters": the one in Toronto was the 60th of his NHL career.
Thanks to the win, the Washington Capitals moved to within one point of the leaders, the New Jersey Devils, in the Eastern Conference. One day after their home win against the Carolina Hurricanes, the latter lost 5-2 away against the same opponent.
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