OREANDA-NEWS. In the National Hockey League (NHL) match between the Ottawa Senators and the Washington Capitals, which ended with a score of 7:5 in favor of the guests, forward Alexander Ovechkin set a new record. This information is transmitted by the official website of Washington.

According to the press service of the capital's team, this meeting was the 151st for the Russian in his career in the NHL, in which he scored a double. It is notable for the fact that it was issued on departure. The Russian scored at least two goals in an away match for the 84th time in his career in the NHL. This became a new league record.

Previously, the record was held by Wayne Gretzky (83). Hull has 72 such matches to his credit. Phil Esposito (64) and Lemieux (63) are also in the top 5. It was also reported that striker Ilya Kovalchuk became the general manager of the Russian national ice hockey team at the 2022 Olympics.