Alexander Ovechkin, the forward of the National Hockey League (NHL) “Washington Capitals” club and the Russian national team, left a mark on the crossbar of the “Rogers Arena” gate in Vancouver with his throw.
In the third period, the 37-year-old striker took a powerful wrist shot and then left a distinctive mark behind the doors of Canucks goalie Spencer Martin.
The match “Vancouver” – “Washington” ended with a confident victory of the away team with a score of 5: 1, Ovechkin scored a double goal in the first period.
The Canucks’ only goal in the first period was scored by Swedish forward Nils Heglander, assisted by JT Miller.
After this win, Washington scored 23 points to maintain 12th place in the NHL Eastern Conference standings.
Vancouver is also 12th with 21 points, but is already in the Western Conference.
The Washingtonians will play their next game away against the Seattle Crackens. The kickoff will be played on December 2 at 06:00 Moscow time.
It was previously reported by Alexander Ovechkin known The first star of last game day in the NHL.
Source: Gazeta
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