The forward of the National Hockey League (NHL) “Washington Capitals” club and the Russian national team Alexander Ovechkin was recognized as the first star of the last matchday in the league.
Ovechkin managed to lead his team to victory by scoring a double goal against the Vancouver Canucks in the regular season game – the match ended in a big win for the Caps with a score of 5:1.
In parallel, the Russian broke a new league record in the number of away goals scored, surpassing the success of legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who scored 402 goals for the guest player.
Ovechkin scored 13 goals and had ten assists with an overall utility index of -12 in just 24 games of the season.
The second star of the day was Seattle Kraken’s entire offensive line, who scored nine goals against the Los Angeles Kings.
The third star of the day title went to Blake Wheeler of the Winnipeg Jets, who managed to score a hat-trick (5-0) in the game against the Colorado Avalanche.
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Source: Gazeta
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