Russian forward and Washington Capitals’ captain Alexander Ovechkin played in his 1417th game in the National Hockey League (NHL).
On the night of March 31, the Washington Capitals lost to the Boston Bruins in a penalty shootout in an NHL regular season game. Ovechkin did not score a point in the match and did not take part in the post-match penalty shootout.
In terms of the number of matches played, the Russian player is ahead of the Calgary Flames and St. The former Canadian defenseman for the St. Louis Blues surpassed Allan MacInnis and tied Luke Richardson. Ovechkin is currently ranked 35th. Ovechkin’s next target is Pat Verbeek, who has played in 1,424 games.
On March 27, the Russian striker had a break in his five-game goal streak. He scored eight goals during this time. Ovechkin played in a total of 69 regular season matches this season and scored 26 goals and made 32 assists in these matches.
After 73 games, Washington sits seventh in the NHL Eastern Conference with 82 points. Washington’s next game will be on the road against the Buffalo Sabers.
Previously Artemiy Panarin translated Four points in an NHL game.