Vegas Golden Knights hockey player Braden McNabb rudely knocked down Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin during a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game.
The incident took place in the first minutes of the first half. McNabb hit his opponent in the throat with his stick. Ovechkin got up from the ice and immediately went to the bench where doctors examined his neck. The striker managed to recover from the serious injury and continued in the match but failed to score a goal or score a point.
The 38-year-old Russian currently has 826 goals in the NHL regular championship; According to this indicator, the Washington captain ranks second after Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals. Ovechkin has 68 goals left to reach his record.
The match between Washington and Vegas ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the capital. Dylan Strome, Connor McMichael and Beck Malensteen scored goals in this match. Washington won its third straight game. Vegas suffered its third loss in its last four games.
Previously Ilya Kovalchuk appreciated Ovechkin’s chance to break Gretzky’s record.