Ovechkin scored his 1,500th point in the game against Dallas. The Russian forward scored the assist.
During the match, organizers interrupted the meeting to congratulate Ovechkin. A video dedicated to the Russian hockey player was shown in the Washington Stadium media center.
Note that Alexander Ovechkin played 1,370 games in the NHL. The closest pursuer among the Russians is Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin (1250 points).
The NHL record belongs to Canadian Wayne Gretzky (2,857 points).
