Alexander Ovechkin, the Russian forward of the National Hockey League (NHL) Washington Capitals, failed to score against the Dallas Stars in the next game of the regular season, and the number of games without scoring a goal increased to eight in a row.
Such a goalless streak was the 38-year-old striker’s fifth streak in his overseas career. The longest winning streak was a 10-game goalless streak in the 2016/17 season. In the 2008/09 season, Ovechkin went a nine-game stretch without scoring a goal, and in the 2010/11 season there were two such matches (eight and nine goalless games).
The match against Dallas took place at Capital One Arena in Washington. The teams could not find a winner in regular time; Three periods ended with a score of 4:4. The teams could not score in overtime and Dallas came out stronger in the penalty shootout. Jason Robertson hit the winning shot.
The 38-year-old captain of the capital scored 5 goals after 23 matches in the season. In the last game, Ovechkin spent 17 minutes and 49 seconds on the ice, including 4 minutes and 11 seconds on the power play, making three shots and a power move, and missed the post-game penalty shootout.
It was previously reported that Alexander Ovechkin. approached A personal anti-record in the NHL.