The goal Washington Capitals forward Ivan Miroshnichenko scored against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) was Russia’s first goal in the league.
In the match played between Pittsburgh and Washington, the score was 6-0 in favor of the capital in the 7th minute of the third period. In addition to Miroshnichenko, Alexander Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Nick Jensen and Hendrix Lapierre and Sonny Milano also scored.
Miroshnichenko was called up from the Hershey Bears farm club on February 26. Moreover, before the match against the Penguins, the striker was on the reserve list. In total, the forward has five games in the NHL.
On May 1, 2023, Miroshnichenko officially left Avangard Omsk, one year before the end of his contract. He said he wants to try his luck in the NHL and join Washington, which selected him 20th overall in 2022.
In the spring of 2022, Miroshnichenko underwent cancer treatment. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a malignant disease of lymphoid tissue. In the summer of that year, the striker managed to beat cancer and was allowed to train.
Ovechkin before logged in He is among the top 15 scorers in NHL history.