Protas Brothers Helped Ovechkin Score Another Goal in the NHL and Get Closer to Gretzky's All-Time Record
The guys were moved to the first line.
Alexei and Ilya Protas, who played on the first line in this match, assisted Alexander Ovechkin on Washington's second goal in the 17th minute of the game against Seattle.
However, Washington lost the game 3:5.
Thus, Alexander Ovechkin, in two decades in the National Hockey League, including the Stanley Cup, has scored 1007 goals (930 in the NHL regular season, 87 in the Stanley Cup). Gretzky has 1016 goals. In the next few weeks, the 41-year-old Russian, who recently stated that he is playing his last season in the NHL, will likely break Gretzky's all-time record.
In April 2025, Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's record in NHL regular seasons, without including the Stanley Cup. At that time, he scored his 89th goal, while Gretzky had 894 goals, having played in the NHL from 1978 to 1999.
It should be noted that five Belarusians are playing in the NHL this season: the Protas brothers (Washington), Yegor Sharangovich (Calgary), Artyom Levshunov (Chicago); yesterday, Vitali Pinchuk, who started the season in the farm club, played his first match for Nashville.
However, forward Ilya Solovyov, whom Pittsburgh included in the starting roster for the season, was placed on waivers by the club; no one claimed him, and Pittsburgh sent him to the farm club Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The Belarusian has not played for Pittsburgh this season.
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