“Washington ” yielded “Minnesota in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game.
The Capitals lost away with a score of 3:5 (0:2, 1:1, 2:2).
As part of the capital, both goals were scored by the team captain Alexander Ovechkin . Now because of the second sniper in NHL history 819 career goals. Only Wayne Gretzky is ahead with 894 goals.
As part of Minnesota, a hat-trick was scored by young forward Matthew Baldy.
In the third period, Russian striker “Washington” Evgeny Kuznetsov was hit by a powerful reception and was forced to leave the site due to injury. After that, a fight broke out on the ice.
Ovechkin moved up to third in goals scored in a single regular season by a player over 37. According to this indicator, the Russian overtook Brett Hull (37 years old, in the 2002/2003 season) and repeated the result of Gordie Howe (39 years old, in the 1967/1968 season). Only the same Howe (44, in the 1968/1969 season) and Johnny Butsik (40, in the 1972/1973 season) scored more than Ovechkin.
Washington remains in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings with 73 points. Minnesota scored 88 points and moved into fourth place in the West.
NHL. Regular season
Minnesota Wild (St. Paul) – Washington Capitals (Washington) – 5:3 (2:0, 1:1, 2:2)
Goals: Bald, 0:50, 4:36, 53:58. Reeves, 30:14. Duheim, 43:46. – Ovechkin, 25:34 (bol.), 52:33 (bol.). Strome, 56:26.
Source : MatchTV
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