The Washington Capitals lost to the New York Islanders in a regular season game of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The match, which took place at the UBS Arena in Elmont, USA, ended with a score of 5:1 in favor of the Islanders.
The goals in this match were scored by Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who scored a double, and Noah Dobson and Julien Gauthier, who also scored two goals. Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored the Capitals’ only goal in the final minute of the game.
Russian striker and captain of the capital Alexander Ovechkin remained goalless in this match. This season the hockey player appeared on the ice in 33 matches and scored 20 points – six goals and 14 assists. In total, the player scored 828 goals during his time in the NHL. The difference between Ovechkin, who holds the league record for most goals in NHL history, and Wayne Gretzky is 66 goals.
Washington extended its losing streak to three games. While the Islanders lost their previous match to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a score of 0:7, they got their second win in three matches.
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