Russian Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin played his 1406th NHL game against Chicago. According to this indicator, it ranks 41st. Washington legend Dale Hunter played one more game. The former captain and coach of the team ranks 40th in matches played in the league.
Washington beat Chicago 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.
In the next game, Washington will play against Winnipeg. The teams will take to the ice on March 12.
Ovechkin before acceptedHe said he was sorry to see Evgeny Kuznetsov leave Washington.