Alex Ovechkin scored the 741st goal of his career Monday to tie Brett Hull for fourth-most in NHL history, helping the Washington Capitals to a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Ovechkin’s goal came 8:55 into the second period to put the Capitals up 3-1. He deflected a Dmitry Orlov wrister into the top left corner of the goal. Evgeny Kuznetsov was also credited with an assist on the goal.
Ovechkin’s next goal will put him alone in fourth place on the all-time list.