Ovechkin by 767th goal of third parties in Eternal NHL

Ovechkin succeeded the gateway to 3: 2 at the victory of Washington Capitals against the New York Islanders on Tuesday evening (local time), a 4: 3 after penalty shooting.

• 72. Scorer point this season
• Draisaitl and silk with assists - Greiss caught raven black day

From players and the domestic fans he was celebrated frenetically. "I think everyone wanted me to score this goal," said Ovechkin. He has been listening to the Russian President Vladimir Putin since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in away games of Capitals in Canada whistles and was publicly criticized. In the case of Gartien in Washington, on the other hand, the affection of the fans does not seem to have changed.

72. Scorer point this season

"It was hard, but we're athletes and we have to do our job and focus on the one thing we can best," Ovechkin said, according to the US news agency AP. "We just play ice hockey and enjoy our moment." Ovechkin regretted that his wife and the two sons are in Russia and could not be there at the milestone in his career. "It's natural shit that my children did not see it, my wife did not see it, my parents, but they look at home, they are happy, and that's the most important thing."

The hits was Ovechkins 72. Scorerpunkt this season. At the top of this list, Connor McDavid, who went to the Wild 7: 5 of the Edmonton Oilers against the Detroit Red Wings with a hit and a template on 85 points, and now two counters lead has on his teammates Leon Draisaitl and Jonathan Huberdeau from the Florida Panthers.

Draisaitl and silk with assists - Greiss caught raven black day

Draisaitl had two templates in the game, the Edmonton at the 3-0 and 4: 1 seemingly already under control, but then both the 4: 4 and the 5: 5 suffered. Moritz Seider was also able to enter the scorer list, even though his 37th assist in the 60th game could not prevent the defeat of the Red Wings. That was also because his German teammate Thomas Greiss caught a raven-black day in the gate: The native Füssener conceded three goals from six shots and was replaced after 4:35 minutes by Alex Nedeljkovic. The Americans made it better then and held 22 out of 25 shots.