Russian striker Washington Capitals Yevgeny Kuznetsov scored three assists in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Buffalo Sabers. The correspondent of “Lenta.ru” informs about it.
The 29-year-old striker helped his team defeat rivals 5: 3. Kuznetsov brought the number of points scored for the Capitals to 434 (134 goals and 300 assists). This allowed him to bypass Dennis Maruk and reach 11th place in the history of the club.
The leader of the franchise for this indicator is Alexander Ovechkin. He has 1340 points scored. In the match against the Sabers, he scored with an abandoned puck. He chalked up the 741st NHL goal and caught up with Brett Hull, the fourth best sniper in the NHL’s regular season.
Kuznetsov has been playing for the Capitals since 2014. Before joining the NHL club, he defended the colors of Traktor Chelyabinsk. The forward twice became the world champion in the Russian national team.
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