In a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game, Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin scored a goal against Edmonton, but the goal was disallowed.
Ovechkin hit the goal with a pass from Evgeniy Kuznetsov, who won the faceoff. The referees did not count the goal because Kuznetsov violated the throw-in procedure.
Washington lost by the score of 0:5.
Washington Capitals are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with 22 points. Spencer Carbury’s side ended their five-game winning streak in a row. Edmonton is second to last in the Western Conference.
Ovechkin played in 17 games in the NHL this season and recorded 5 goals and 7 assists. The difference between the Russian player who scored the most goals in the league and Wayne Gretzky is now 67 goals. The Russian striker could not score a goal in the last two matches. In the game against Edmonton, Ovechkin received a two-minute penalty for hitting an opponent in the face.
Ovechkin before hit the opponent in the face during an NHL game.