Washington Capitals’ Russian forward and captain Alexander Ovechkin shouted at the referee during a regular season match against the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The incident occurred at the end of the first period. In one segment, a linesman prevented the Russian from receiving the puck and Ovechkin yelled at him.
The match ended with the capital winning 6:3, but Ovechkin ended the match with a benefit score of -3. Thus, the Russian hockey player cannot score effective points in the second consecutive match of the National Hockey League.
On February 25, in a regular season game between Washington and the Florida Panthers, Ovechkin failed to score a goal, cutting his 10-game hitting streak short. He scored 8+6 points in these matches. He played in 53 games in the National Hockey League this season and recorded 16 goals and 26 assists.
The Russian continues to chase 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 is 56 goals.
Washington rose to ninth place in the NHL Eastern Conference standings with 63 points from 57 games.
Former Olympic champion saidWhat Ovechkin needs to focus on.