Ovechkin broke Gretzky’s record for goals into an empty net and continued the race for the main achievement

Ovechkin broke Gretzky’s record for empty-net goals and reduced the gap in the main race to 60 goals

Forward of the NHL club Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin scored in the last minute of the match with the Boston Bruins. He scored a goal into the opponent’s empty net.

This puck was the Russian’s 57th, sent into an empty net. Thus, the striker broke the record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who scored 56 such goals.

In total, Ovechkin has already scored 834 goals in the regular championships. Wayne Gretzky, who leads the list of top snipers, is 894 goals away.

This season, Ovechkin scored 12 times and assisted teammates 23 times in 47 matches.