Ovechkin failed to repeat his personal record for the number of NHL games with goals in a row
Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin broke his scoring streak in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
Prior to this, the captain of the capital club scored in six matches in a row. However, in the meeting against the Montreal Canadiens, he was unable to hit the opponent’s goal. Thus, the forward was unable to repeat his personal record for the number of NHL matches with goals in a row, which was set in his debut season of 2005/2006.
The meeting ended with a victory for Washington with a score of 4:3. Ovechkin scored an assist.
Ovechkin ranks second on the list of the best snipers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has 836 goals scored. The leader is Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894 goals).
Source: Lenta
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