Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in third periods in NHL games.
On October 25, the forward scored a goal and provided an assist in an away game of the NHL regular season against Columbus (5:1).
The captain of Washington scored at the 42nd minute of the match. He now has 336 goals in the third period, allowing him to tie the record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has the same number of goals.
This season, Ovechkin has scored two goals and reached a total of 899 goals in NHL regular season games.
Washington has accumulated 12 points in 8 games and is in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Columbus is in 14th place with 6 points in 7 games.
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