Yakov Trenin’s goal and assist help Nashville defeat Washington in NHL game
The Nashville Predators defeated the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting was held in Washington and ended with the score 3:2. The guests were helped to win by a goal and the transfer of Russian striker Yakov Trenin. The forward was recognized as the second star of the match. In total, he has 12 points on the “goal plus pass” system in 33 games of the 2022/2023 season.
As part of the capital’s team, another Russian, defender Dmitry Orlov, scored an assist. The captain of the hosts Alexander Ovechkin did not score points for the first time in five matches. The meeting with Nashville was his 1316th meeting in the NHL regular season. Thus, he repeated the record among Russians set by striker Alexei Kovalev in 2013.
On January 6, in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Ovechkin scored the 809th goal of his career in the NHL and strengthened his position in the list of the league’s top scorers. The Russian has reduced the gap from the leading Canadian Wayne Gretzky to 85 goals.
Source: Lenta
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