Athletistic/Hockey. Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin, after an unsuccessful start to the season, improves with each meeting. Before that, the Russian had a streak of 14 matches without a goal.

Ovechkin has now scored in the second consecutive game and already has three goals in his last six games.

Earlier, the striker hit Pittsburgh’s goal. The capital club won with a score of 4:3. The goal was Ovechkin’s eighth of the season and Washington’s fourth of the game.

Ovechkin helped Washington defeat Pittsburgh

During a meeting with the Penguins, Alexander hit the opposing goal from the right side, as part of the second brigade to achieve the excess. Ovechkin simply made a shot, but the puck ended up in the far corner. Rasmus Sandin and Anthony Mantha scored assists.

This goal was Ovechkin’s 830th career goal. The Russian is now 64 accurate shots behind Wayne Gretzky (894) on the list of best snipers in NHL history.

Ovechkin reacts to his 830th NHL goal

Nedeljkovic is the 127th goaltender to be upset by Ovechkin during his time in the league. During the first 20 minutes, he replaced Tristan Gerry on the field after missing 3 goals after 7 shots. Despite the fact that Nedeljkovic has already played 115 games in the NHL, he faced Washington for the first time on Tuesday. Previously, Alex spent 4 years in Carolina and two in Detroit.

Ovechkin scored against Pittsburgh for the 40th time in his career. The Penguins became the 10th club where Ovi scored more than 40 times. Previously, only Phil Esposito had managed to upset 10 different NHL clubs at least 40 times.

Ovechkin closed the gap on Jagr in winning goals in NHL road games

Here’s how American hockey fans reacted to Ovechkin’s first goal of 2024:

@mikesurely:

– He finally got going this season.

@LetBrissettCook:

– Ovi’s power play goal! Well, what could be more beautiful?!

@AlysonVenancio3:

– Alex lit up. He was better than Crosby today.

@TheRallyMullet:

– This is how you should start the New Year! Ovie, go ahead!

@Tyrik98:

– Let’s believe that the Russian car will not stall in 2024.

@tbone_84:

– Well, that’s it, grandfather played.

@eddiejedi:

“The old man won’t give up.”

@azlenkuangah:

– Ovechkin is optimistic. The first victory in 2024 sets a positive tone. Let’s drink to new victories!

@VickiCapsFan:

– It’s doubly nice when Ovi scores against Pittsburgh in their arena!

@capstrav1s:

“Like old times, Ovi made Pens fans cry.”

@Autreazy:

– Hey, Gretzky, aren’t you sleeping there? Ovi is still chasing you!

@Osasc:

– Only 65 goals to surpass Wayne Gretzky. Come on, Ovie!

@gingsnapz:

– Ovechkin wanted to score so much today. Fantastic zeal!

@ShilohxxJulia:

– Ovi’s goal is the icing on the cake! With a victory against the Penguins. »

After the game against Pittsburgh, Ovechkin scored 302 power play goals (the most in history). With his 1,507th point, Ovie also passed Ray Bourque for seventh place in the league’s lifetime points record for a single club.

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Andrey Andreev, Sport.Ru


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