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According to Sport Express, Alex Ovechkin accomplished a bit of history on Saturday. When the Great Eight assisted on Evgeny Kuznetsov’s magical, mid-air deflection goal, he tallied his 60th World Championship point. That puts him third all-time among all Russian national team players.
In 68 games, Ovechkin has scored the second-most goals (32) and the fourth-most assists (28) assists.
From Sports Express via Google Translate:
Ovechkin trails only Ilya Kovalchuk (81) and Evgeni Malkin (62) all-time.
When you compare Ovechkin to the history of both the USSR and Russia, he sits in 20th place. The best scorer in USSR/Russian history of the tournament is Boris Mikhailov who scored 164 points (98 goals, 66 assists).
.@Kuzya92 up to his old Wizard Tricks at #IIHFWorlds. #RockTheRed #CapsAtWorldshttps://t.co/ys4P5bCcPk
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In Ovechkin’s 14-year career playing for Team Russia (World Junior Championships, World Championships, Olympics, and the World Cup), the Great Eight has scored 82 goals in 119 games.
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