On February 25, Washington Capitals faced Florida Panthers in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) and lost with a score of 2:3 in overtime.
Nick Cousins opened the scoring at the start of the second period. Then, before the second timeout, Sonny Milano converted the power play.
Midway through the final period, Washington scored once again on the power play. Tom Wilson scored. With three minutes left in the game, Carter Verage tied the score and sent the game into overtime. In extra time, Gustav Forsling set up the final score.
It is worth noting that this match is important for the Russian forward of the Washington Capitals. it became historical. The Russians were deprived of any effective action.
This season, Ovechkin played in 53 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and recorded 16 goals and 26 assists.
The Russian closed the gap on the legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky in the race for the best snipers in league history. Gretzky scored 894 goals in his career; On February 21, Ovechkin has now scored 838 goals, the difference is 56 goals.
Previously reportedThe Russian became the second NHL hockey player to make 60 assists in the season.