Caps captain Alexander Ovechkin and his Penguins counterpart Sidney Crosby will face each other for the 66th time in the NHL. In games against Washington, Crosby scored 86 points (28+58) in performance, and Ovechkin has 63 points (34+29) in the goal+pass system. Note that Pittsburgh has won 38 of the previous 65 games when Crosby and Ovechkin appeared on the ice.
During his NHL career, Alexander Ovechkin played 1,347 games and scored 1,485 points for his performance, scoring 822 goals and completing 663 assists. Crosby scored 1,503 points (551+952) in the league, playing in 1,191 NHL games.
It is noteworthy that Pittsburgh has already played its first match in the current regular season – the Penguins lost to Chicago with a score of 2:4.
Source: Sport
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