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.
The Capitals took the lead with four minutes left but lost in overtime. Ovechkin spent 18 minutes and six seconds on the ice.
It is worth noting that this match is important for Washington Capitals’ Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin. became the 1400th Throughout his entire career in the NHL. However, he failed to show himself at this meeting. Thus, the Russian player ended his 10-game goal streak. He scored 8+6 points in these matches.
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.