Ovechkin’s goal and assist helped Washington defeat Buffalo in NHL game
A goal and an assist from Russian Alexander Ovechkin helped Washington defeat Buffalo in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting, which took place in the American capital, ended with the victory of the hosts of the site in a shootout – 5:4 (1:3, 0:0, 3:1, 0:0, 1:0). Ovechkin scored 817 goals in the regular season, which brought him closer to Wayne Gretzky’s record (894) to 77 goals. One goal was scored by the player “Capitaz” Evgeny Kuznetsov.
On March 15, Ovechkin missed the game with the New York Rangers due to a lower body injury. The Russian team lost with a score of 3:5.
Ovechkin has been playing in the NHL since 2005. He spent all seasons in North America with Washington. Together with the club, the hockey player won the Stanley Cup in 2018. He ranks second in the list of the best scorers in the history of the league, behind only Canadian Wayne Gretzky.
Source: Lenta
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