Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin made an assist in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The meeting took place at Amalie Arena in Tampa and ended with a score of 5:3 for the Capitals. Ovechkin did not score a goal, but had an assist and extended his NHL scoring streak to ten games. The 38-year-old hockey player showed such a result for the first time since 2018.
Ovechkin played in 52 games in the National Hockey League this season and recorded 16 goals and 26 assists. The Russian continues to pursue legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky in the race to find the best snipers in league history. Gretzky scored 894 goals in his career; On February 21, Ovechkin scored 838 goals, the difference was 56 goals.
Ovechkin’s contract with the club totaling $47.5 million ($9.5 million per season) expires in 2026.
Washington sits ninth in the NHL Eastern Conference with 60 points. The victory over Tampa was the capital’s third consecutive victory in the regular season.
Previously in the USA in the name The problem that prevents Ovechkin from scoring.