Athletistic / Hockey. Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin opened the scoring in the new National Hockey League season. The Russian made his mark in the NHL regular season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The teams played the match in Washington (United States) at the Capital One Arena stadium. The match ended with a victory for Toronto with a score of 4:1. The Russian scored in the 40th minute with a score of 4:0. He scored on the power play, assisted by John Carlson and Tom Wilson.

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To score the first goal of the new season, Ovechkin needed five matches.

“Washington” won only one victory this season, defeating the “Calgary Flames” with a score of 3:2 B.


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