Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin continued his record-breaking streak of failures in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season.
On the night of December 18, Washington defeated the Carolina Hurricanes during the NHL regular season. The match ended in a penalty shootout with a score of 2:1. Ovechkin did not score. The Russian forward has failed to score in 13 consecutive NHL games, which is his personal record.
This season, the 38-year-old Ovechkin played in 28 games on the ice and recorded only 17 points (5 goals and 12 assists). In total, the player scored 827 goals during his time in the NHL. The difference between Ovechkin, who holds the league record for the most goals scored in NHL history, and Gretzky is 67 goals.
The captain of the capital city scored his 1,500th point in the National Hockey League by making an assist in the match against the Dallas Stars on the night of December 8. He became the first hockey player from Russia to achieve this feat.
Former Vice President of KHL in the name Leave Ovechkin alone.