Washington Capitals defeated Minnesota Wild in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Normal time ended with a score of 2:2.
Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome scored for Washington. Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman made accurate shots for Minnesota. Washington’s Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin made an assist.
After watching the video replay, the referees overturned Ovechkin’s goal for offside. This incident occurred in the middle of the second period.
The spectators did not see the goal scored during extra time. In the shootout, John Carlson scored the only try, bringing victory to Washington.
Ovechkin has two goals and four assists in total this season.
Ovechkin has 823 goals in the NHL. The difference between him and Wayne Gretzky in the list of the best snipers of the tournament is 71 goals. In third place is Gordie Howe, who scored 801 goals during his NHL career.
Washington’s next game will be against the San Jose Sharks.
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