“Washington” won “Nashville” during a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season home game.
The match ended with a score of 3:2 (1:1, 1:1, 1:0). Connor McMichael, Alexey Protas and Alexander Ovechkin . The Russian also scored a goal assist to Protas.
Ovechkin is 39 years old, he scored his 861st NHL goal and ranks second on the list of best snipers in league history, just behind the Canadian. Wayne Gretzky (894).
The Russian extended his goal streak to five games. He became the third player in NHL history to score in five consecutive games while aged 39 or older, joining Brett Hull (7 goals in 2003) and Johnny Bucyk (6 goals in 1974). .
This season, the Russian striker has scored 16 points (8+8) in 12 matches.
In the Eastern Conference standings, Washington is in third place, Nashville is 16th in the West.
Ovechkin’s team will play the next game on home ice against Pittsburgh on November 9.
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Source : MatchTV
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