Alexander Ovechkin convinced the judges to cancel the removal of the opponent in the NHL game against Vegas
Russian forward “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin interfered with the work of the judges of the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) against the Vegas Golden Knights. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
In the first period, the striker was on the ice after a collision with a player from the opposing team, Max Pacioretti. The arbitrators stopped the game and were about to send off the American, but the Russian convinced them to cancel the decision. The forward stated that there was no violation.
The meeting took place on the night of Thursday, April 21. The main time of the game ended with a score of 3:3, and in overtime, Vegas scored the winning goal. Ovechkin scored two goals and gave an assist to compatriot Yevgeny Kuznetsov.
Against the Golden Knights, 36-year-old Ovechkin brought the number of goals this season to 50, the ninth time in his career that the Russian has reached this mark. According to this indicator, the striker caught up with the Canadians Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy.
Source: Lenta
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