Athletistic / Hockey. The Washington Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins with a score of 6:0 in an NHL regular season away game. Their captain Alexander Ovechkin largely contributed to this Capitals success.
The 38-year-old Russian scored 2 (1+1) points using the goal+ass system in 18:43 on the ice last night. This allowed Ovechkin to narrow the gap with the legendary Wayne Gretzky to 54 goals in the battle for the title of best sniper in NHL history. The Canadian has scored 894 accurate shots during his career and Alexander now has 840 goals to his name.
This season in the NHL, Alexander Ovechkin played 58 games and scored 47 points (18+29) for his performance. In the next game, Washington will host the Chicago Blackhawks on their ice on the night of March 10.
Source: Sport
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