The Russian attackerWashington Capitals » Alexander Ovechkin knocked down his compatriot Evgenia Kuznetsova on the ice at the start of the NHL regular season game.
Match between Washington andCaroline ” ended with a victory for the Capitals with a score of 7:6 following a shootout. This was Kuznetsov’s first game for Carolina on the ice of the Capitals.
Six seconds into the first period, Ovechkin walked towards Kuznetsov and slammed his former partner to the ice. Kuznetsov got up from the ice with a smile on his face.
During this meeting, Ovechkin scored his 24th goal of the season, scoring in the second period on the power play.
Ovechkin increased his NHL goal total to 846, closing the gap on Wayne Gretzky’s record to 48 goals.
Source : MatchTV
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