OREANDA-NEWS   Russian forward of the National Hockey League (NHL) club Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals took the 12th place in history in terms of the number of goals scored in the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs.

As part of the fourth match of the 1/4 Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, the athlete scored his 77th goal in straight sets. This allowed him to bypass Mario Lemieux.