In the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL), Washington Capitals defeated Calgary Flames at home.
Normal time ended with a score of 2:2. Matthew Phillips and Connor McMichael scored for Washington. Adam Ruzicka and Dillon Dube scored the goals for Calgary.
The spectators did not see the goal scored during extra time. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the winning goal for Washington. Alexander Ovechkin failed to score for the Capitals for the second straight game to start the new season.
This victory was the first of the regular season for Washington.
Ovechkin, who played in 74 regular season games in the NHL last season, scored 42 goals and 33 assists. However, this did not help the Capitals reach the tournament’s play-offs. The Russian player currently has 822 goals scored in his NHL career. The difference with Gretzky is 72 goals. The Canadian has 894 goals and remains first among snipers in NHL history.
ESPN had previously announced the number of matches. Ovechkin will needTo break Wayne Gretzky’s record.