Ovechkin surpasses Gretzky in goal average to lead the NHL
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Russian Alexander Ovechkin surpassed the legendary Wayne Gretzky in the average number of goals per game and became the leader of the NHL, StatsCentre reports on Twitter.
As specified, the statistics take into account only hockey players who have played 920 or more matches.
Now the 37-year-old Russian has an average of 0.61 goals per meeting, he scored 802 goals in 1310 matches. Gretzky is not far behind – 0.60 goals per game (894 goals in 1487 meetings).
Against the Winnipeg Jets yesterday, Ovechkin doubled to a clean second in NHL goals.
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