Washington Capitals’ Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin made an assist against the Ottawa Senators in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). This is the first point received by the Russian athlete in the current championship. The Washington captain’s previous two matches ended in a no-contest.
In the match between Washington and Ottawa, the score was 2:1 in favor of the Canadian team after the first period.
In the first two rounds, the Capitals lost to Pittsburgh by a score of 0:4 and defeated Calgary in a penalty shootout.
Ovechkin, who played in 74 regular season games in the National Hockey League (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 Wayne Gretzky is 72. The Canadian player has 894 goals and continues to rank first among snipers in NHL history.
Previously reportedThat Evgeni Malkin surpassed Mogilny in the list of the best Russian NHL snipers.