Washington captain Ovechkin breaks his five-game NHL scoring streak
Russian forward of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin interrupted his goal streak of five matches in the National Hockey League (NHL). Statistics are available on the league website.
On the night of March 27, Washington beat the Detroit Red Wings in a regular season match. The meeting ended in overtime with a score of 4:3.
The Washington captain failed to score in this game. In the previous five matches, the forward scored a total of eight goals, scoring doubles three times.
Ovechkin ranks second on the list of all-time leading NHL regular-season scorers. The Russian has 46 goals left before the leading Canadian Wayne Gretzky.
In total, this season, 38-year-old Ovechkin played 68 matches, in which he scored 26 goals and 32 assists. Washington is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 81 points and has a chance to make the playoffs.
Source: Lenta
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