Samsonov, previously a teammate of Ovechkin’s in Washington, grew to become the 177th different goaltender the 39-year-old has scored on in his profession.
Ovechkin is now second on the NHL all-time listing with the retired Patrick Marleau, leaving solely the nice Jaromir Jagr (178) left to move.
The tally was Ovechkin’s 864th profession objective and his eleventh of the 2024-25 season.
He now inches ever nearer to Hockey Corridor of Famer Wayne Gretzky for many targets all time (894).
Ovechkin has scored 9 targets in his final ten video games, trailing solely Connor McMichael (12) for the staff lead.
It was additionally Ovechkin’s 315th profession power-play objective, extending his record by 41 over the following closest participant (Dave Andreychuk – 274). The subsequent closest lively participant is Steven Stamkos with 217.
