The Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL regular season game. Washington’s Russian forward, Alexander Ovechkin, did not perform well in this meeting.
Ovechkin scored 852 goals in regular NHL championships during his career, 42 goals behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky’s sniper record (894).
The match, which took place in the American capital, ended with a score of 4:2 in favor of the hosts. Washington wins 2 points and returns to the playoff zone in eighth place, ahead of Pittsburgh, which will finish its match later in the evening. In their next game, Washington will face Boston at home. The Capitals scored 87 points after 80 games, Pittsburgh 86 points after 79 games.
Russian Nikita Kucherov of Tampa Bay did not make any effective moves and remained the leader of the NHL scoring race with 141 (43 goals and 98 assists) points this season. The Russian played 79 matches. Kucherov is four points ahead of Colorado Avalanche Canadian forward Nathan MacKinnon, who has 137 points (51 goals, 86 assists) after 79 games.
Tampa’s Russian goalie, Andrei Vasilevsky, reflected 31 of 35 shots on his own goal.
NHL. Regular season
Washington Capitals (Washington) – Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa) – 4:2 (2:2, 0:0, 2:0)
Goals: Milan, 9:56 a.m., 2:00 p.m. Carlson, 48:29 (bol.). Dowd, 56:46. —Duclair, 1:06 p.m. Hagel, 4:24 p.m.
Source : MatchTV
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