Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin ties Jaromir Jagr for third on NHL's career goals list with 766

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Alex Ovechkin tied Jaromir Jagr for third on the NHL's all-time goals list after scoring twice in a win at the Flames.

At 13:23 of the second period, Alex Ovechkin scored his 35th goal of the season, creating a scoring chance with a punishing check on Chris Tanev in the corner. He tied Jagr by scoring his 36th goal into an empty net in the third period.

It is always nice to hear those kind of numbers, and how I have been with those names.

Over the course of 1,253 games in the NHL, he has . It took Jagr 1,733 games to reach 766 goals. He played in the Kontinental Hockey League for three seasons.

The last time Jagr played in the NHL was in the season of 2017-18. He continued his career with the Czech Extraliga, competing in their season finale on Tuesday at the O2 Arena, in a game that raised funds for Ukrainian families seeking asylum in the Czech Republic.

It was his 120th career game-winning goal, putting him one goal behind Gordie Howe for second all time, trailing only Jagr. The 157th career multigoal game by Ovicheskin leaves him one shy of tying Hull for the second-most multigoal games in NHL history. 766 was the 47th career empty net goal by Ovicheskin, tying him with Wayne Gretzky.

There is a bigger chase for Oviechkin and Gretzky. The all-time NHL goals record is currently held by Gretzky. The next benchmark will be the career goals of Gordie Howe.

In the last three games, he has scored.

Washington coach Peter Laviolette said that the guys were excited for him. I think everyone knows what is going on and it is great to be a part of it.

After the second goal by Lindholm got the Flames within one, Ovi had a chance for a hat trick, but his shot at the empty net was blocked.

I was hoping so, but it hit his skates. It is okay. I will take it tomorrow, he said.

Nic Dowd, who scored the go-ahead goal for the Caps in the third period, thought he and his teammates were about to witness history.

The one that got blocked at the end was awesome, but I couldn't believe it. So happy for him.

It was the first road game for Ovi after his comments about Russia. Over the years, he has been an ardent supporter of Putin. He started a social media movement called the Putin Team.

Please, no more war. It doesn't matter who is in the war, we have to live in peace.

Flames fans booed Oviechkin whenever he touched the puck, especially early in the game. He spoke about the contest after the game.

The report was contributed to by the Associated Press.