The match ended with a victory for Washington with a score of 4:1. Ovechkin scored twice, scoring a puck each in the first and third periods. Washington’s final goal came into an empty net after the opponent pulled the goalie. Nik Dowd and Alexey Protas also scored a goal each for the winners.
Ovechkin now has 56 empty-net goals in the NHL. According to this indicator, the Russian repeated the record of the legendary Wayne Gretzky.
Kamensky on Ovechkin’s performance: “Everything will fall into place. Let’s be patient”
The Islanders’ only goal was scored by Russian Alexander Romanov. Note that Washington obtained another assist, Russian striker Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Source: Sport
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