Hockey club “Washington Capitals” in the match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) beat the “Ottawa Senators” thanks to the double of the Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin. This was reported on Sunday, January 23, by the Sport Express newspaper.
The meeting ended with a strong-willed victory of the capital with a score of 3:2 in overtime (0:1, 0:1, 2:0, 1:0).
Ovechkin scored two goals in the third period. According to the results of the game, he was recognized as the first star of the match.
The second star of the game was the overtime winner, Capitals player Niklas Beckstrom, who also scored an assist. The third star of the meeting was Ottawa forward Tom Chabot, who scored one goal.
After this match, “Washington” with 55 points takes sixth place in the Eastern Conference, “Ottawa” with 25 points – on the 15th line.
Earlier, on January 21, Ovechkin came in third in the NHL in terms of the number of assists among Russians. The 36-year-old striker in the NHL regular season match against the Boston Bruins was marked by an assist to forward Evgeny Kuznetsov, and it was she who allowed him to reach third place in the league in this indicator among Russians. In total, during his career in the league, the athlete made 619 passes.
January 19 Alexander Ovechkin topped the list of top scorers in the NHL season 2021/22.
Source: IZ
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