Ovechkin’s double in the match with Calgary helped Washington return to the playoff zone
The Washington Capitals defeated the Calgary Flames in a regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
The meeting ended with a score of 5:2. The team’s captain, Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin, helped the team win, scoring a double and being recognized as the first star of the match for this. Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington. Kevin Rooney and Mackenzie Weegar scored for Calgary.
Thanks to the victory, Washington moved up to eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings and returned to the playoff zone. The capital team has 75 points in 67 matches. Calgary has 71 points in 68 games, the club is 11th in the Western Conference.
The 38-year-old Ovechkin brought his career NHL goals to 843, closing the gap on Canada’s Wayne Gretzky on the NHL’s all-time scoring list to 51 goals.
Source: Lenta
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