Athletistic / Hockey. The Washington Capitals confidently defeated the Calgary Flames (5:2) in an away match of the NHL regular season. Their captain Alexander Ovechkin scored a double among the winners.
The 38-year-old Russian gained the numerical majority twice during the match and helped the Capitals to a third straight victory. In the end, it was Ovechkin who was recognized as the best player of the match.
This season, Alexander Ovechkin played 64 games in the NHL regular season and scored 52 points (21+31) for his performance. He is now 51 goals behind Wayne Gretzky for the title of top scorer in league history.
Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren was named second star of the game. The American reflected 34 of 36 shots into his own goal. The third star is Calgary forward Kevin Rooney, who scored a goal.
Source: Sport
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