Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal. For the Russian player, this is already the 63rd goal scored in away matches of the NHL regular season and playoffs, which allowed him to overtake forward Brett Hull and take third place in this indicator.
Phil Esposito ranks second in NHL regular season and playoff game-winning goals in road games with 65. And the leader of that list is legendary Czech forward Jaromir Jagr with 71 game-winning goals in road games. outside of the NHL regular season and playoffs.
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Source: Sport
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