Washington Capitals defeated Chicago Blackhawks in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The match, played at the Capital One Arena stadium in Washington, ended with the capital’s score of 4:1.
The winners’ goals were scored by Hendrix Lapierre, Michael Sgarbossa, Tom Wilson and Sonny Milano. It is noteworthy that Washington scored the first three goals in the first period. Chicago’s only goal came from Tyler Johnson.
Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin had an assist in this game. Ovechkin played in 59 matches this season, scoring 18 goals and making 30 assists. The Russian brought his NHL career point total to 1,533 (840 goals and 693 assists) in 1,406 games.
Ovechkin continues to chase after Wayne Gretzky, the leading scorer in NHL history. The legendary Canadian scored 894 goals during his career. Ovechkin has 840 goals, the difference is 54 goals.
Previously hockey agent statedOvechkin’s records are already jaw-dropping.