OREANDA-NEWS   Russian forward of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin was recognized as the first star of the day in the National Hockey League (NHL), according to the organization's website.

In the regular season meeting against the Edmonton Oilers (5-4), the captain of Washington scored a goal and scored an assist.

The 37-year-old Russian has reached the mark of 788 abandoned goals in the NHL. According to this indicator, he ranks third in the list of the best snipers in the history of the league.

Edmonton's Canadian goalkeeper Stuart Skinner became the 163rd in the NHL to score Ovechkin. The captain of Washington updated this indicator for the third match in a row. Earlier, the Russian forward scored for the first time against Detroit Red Wings goalkeeper Villa Husso and Arizona Coyotes goalkeeper Karel Weimelke. Ovechkin ranks fourth in this ranking and is behind Jaromir Jagr (178), Patrick Marleau (177) and Marc Messier (164).