During this meeting, Sonny Milano, Alexey Protas, Hendrix Lapierre as well as Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin scored for the hosts.
The visiting team responded with goals scored by Johnny Gaudreau, Justin Danforth and Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov. Interestingly, this goal was Provorov’s first for Columbus.
Currently, Washington sits in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, while Columbus sits last, 16th.
- ESPN named Ovechkin and another current hockey player who could be included in the NHL Hall of Fame after retirement
Source: Sport

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