Pittsburgh Pays Tribute to Ovechkin as He Surpasses Gordie Howe for Most NHL Goals

Moscow, March 26 – The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Washington Capitals in an NHL regular season game.

During a commercial break during the first period of the meeting, Pittsburgh congratulated Russian forward and rival Penguins captain Alexander Ovechkin, who became the second-leading scorer in NHL championship history.

On December 24, 2022, in a match against the Winnipeg Jets, Ovechkin scored two goals, after scoring the 802nd goal in his NHL career, he took second place in the number of goals in the league, ahead of the famous Canadian Gordie Howe (801 goals). Now the Russian has 821 goals. Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL scoring record with 894 goals.