Russian attacker “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin was not included by the NHL among the three stars of the meeting with “Winnipeg” (3:0), despite the double.
Ovechkin scored twice in the third period, scoring his 25th and 26th goals this season. The Russian increased his NHL goal tally to 848 and narrowed the gap with the best sniper in league history, Wayne Gretzky (894), to 46 goals.
Washington forward TJ Oshie was recognized as the best player of the match (two assists); before the start of the game, a ceremony was held in the arena in honor of his 1,000 NHL games.
The second star was named Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren (27 saved shots and one goal), and the third was Washington defenseman John Carlson (the game’s first winning goal).
Source : MatchTV
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