Washington Capitals – Detroit Red Wings – 4:3 Overtime
The guests of honor for the match in the US capital were Mark and Marty Howe, sons of the legendary Gordie Howe, the second sniper in NHL history. In particular, they came to Washington to see how Alexander Ovechkin, the captain of the “capital”, beat the success of their famous father. Howe has 801 career goals while Ovechkin currently has 800 goals.
Alexander Ovechkin, who was recognized as the first star of the week before the match, said he would be pleased to beat Howe in the match against Detroit. But still Ovi chose not to guess.
“Sure, it would be nice to beat Howe against his Detroit. But you never know what could happen.
We only saw him once at the All-Star Game, that was a long time ago. We discussed the clubs and how they differ, ”Ovechkin told reporters.
At the same time, the match did not start at the behest of Washington – on the contrary, the guests felt comfortable in the Capital One Arena. They were already leading 2-0 thanks to goals from David Perron and Oscar Sundqvist at the first timeout. In the second period, the situation changed: the hosts took the initiative and literally besieged the doors of the opponents. Ovechkin was able to open the score, but after a close range shot, the puck hit the post.
Ovi acted as an assistant without scoring and passed the ball to Nick Dowd in the 36th minute.
He took his chances, but Ovechkin surpassed the legendary Bobby Orr in career assists and moved up to a clean 70th place – now the Russian has 646 assists.
Meanwhile, it only took 11 seconds for Daoud to secure a support. Note that at the end of the second 20-minute period there was one episode that escaped the referees notice: Detroit goalkeeper Ville Husso extended his stick, knocking Ovechkin down as he was passing by. But Alexander himself did not particularly protest.
At the start of the third quarter, Lucas Raymond brought the Red Wings forward again, but a minute later Eric Gustaffson equalized and in overtime the Russian hockey player brought the victory to Washington – but not Ovechkin.
The real hero of the match was defender Dmitry Orlov, who, with a powerful shot, recorded Caps’ seventh win in the last eight games.
“When you lose 0-2, you have two choices: either admit defeat or try to win. Our guys did their best to get back into the game and eventually scored the necessary goals,” said Washington head coach Peter Laviolette summarizing the game.
Vancouver Canucks – St. Louis Blues – 1:5
Among other games that took place last night, local Canucks’ St. The match in Vancouver, where he lost heavily to Louis, stands out. The guests scored five goals, and the most active role in them was taken by the Russians.
One of the heroes of the match was Vladimir Tarasenko, who scored an assistant hat-trick. Ivan Barbashev also made an assist.
We also note that on the account of the Russian Ilya Mikheev, who is also the author of the only disc of Vancouver.
Other matches
Boston Bruins 7-3 Florida Panthers
Columbus Blue Jackets – Dallas Stars – 1:2
Nashville Predators – Edmonton Oilers – 4:3 Overtime
Colorado Avalanche – New York Islanders – 1:0 B
Vegas Golden Knights 2-3 Buffalo Swords
Arizona Coyotes – Montreal Canadiens – 2:3 Overtime