“Washington” with the captain Alexander Ovechkin conceded “Vancouver” (2:3 OT) in the NHL regular season game.
In addition to the Russian forward, Nic Dowd scored for the Capitals. Conor Garland and Nils Höglander scored for Vancouver and JT Miller earned the overtime victory five seconds before the end of the game.
For Ovechkin, it was his 835th NHL regular season goal, closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s sniper record (894) and is 59 goals away from repeating it. The Russian scored in the fifth consecutive match.
Washington has lost seven of its last eight games and ranks 11th in the NHL Eastern Conference standings with 54 points. Vancouver (76) leads the West.
NHL. Regular season
Washington Capitals (Washington) – Vancouver Canucks (Vancouver) – 2:3 OT (1:1, 1:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Goals: Dowd, 1:08. Ovechkin, 27:37. — Garland, 11:09 a.m. Höglander, 28:48. Miller, 64:55.
Source : MatchTV
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