OREANDA-NEWS  The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to the striker of the National Hockey League club "Washington Capitals", advisor to the general Director of "Dynamo" Alexander Ovechkin. This is reported by TASS.

"For the achieved labor successes and many years of conscientious work, I would like to thank the Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin" the document says.

Last season Ovechkin took part in 74 matches of the NHL regular season, scoring 42 goals and 33 assists. However, this did not help the Capitals to reach the playoffs of the tournament.

Now the Russian has 822 abandoned goals for his career in the NHL. The gap from Wayne Gretzky is 72 goals. The Canadian has 894 goals, and he continues to hold the first place among snipers in the history of the NHL.

Earlier, the former coach of the Russian national hockey team, Vladimir Plushev, spoke about the physical capabilities of Alexander Ovechkin