Malkin entered the top 20 best scorers in NHL history
Pittsburgh forward Evgeny Malkin made three assists in the match with Los Angeles. Now he has 1,421 points (539 goals + 882 assists) in the regular NHL championships
Russian forward “Pittsburgh” Evgeny Malkin rose to 20th place in the list of the best scorers of the regular championships of the NHL in history.
In the match against Los Angeles (5: 2), Malkin recorded three assists. So, for his entire career in the league, the Russian scored 1,421 points (539 goals + 882 assists) and beat Canadian Adam Oates, who scored 1,420 points (341 goals + 1,079 assists).
On the 19th place of the ranking is another Canadian - Brian Trottier with 1,425 points. The NHL record itself belongs to Wayne Gretzky, who scored 2,857 points.
Malkin's 40. He was selected by Pittsburgh as the overall number two in the 2004 NHL draft. He spent his entire career in the league with the same club, won the Stanley Cup three times and twice received the Art Ross Trophy, the top scorer of the regular championship.
As part of the Russian national team, Malkin became world champion twice. Also on his account two silver and three bronze medals of world championships.
