Ovechkin’s double and assist brought Washington victory in the match with New Jersey
Russian forward of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin scored a double and made an assist in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) against the New Jersey Devils. This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
The game took place in Washington and ended in a victory for the hosts with a score of 6:2. Ovechkin scored in the 49th and 60th minutes of the game, in addition to him, Connor McMichael (1st, 25th), Dylan Strome (45th) and Michael Sgarbossa (53rd) scored for the Capitals. For New Jersey, Alexander Holtz (16th) and Erik Haula (56th) scored goals.
38-year-old Ovechkin scored points in the ninth game in a row of this NHL season. The last time a Russian hockey player managed such a streak was in the 2019/2020 season. The best record of the Washington captain is a series of 14 scoring matches in a row (2018/2019 season).
Ovechkin closed the gap to first place on the list of the best snipers in NHL history. He has 838 goals scored. The leader is Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894 goals).
Source: Lenta
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