Forward and captain “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin recognized as the first star of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game with “Nashville” .
The match in Washington ended with a score of 3:2 (1:1, 1:1, 1:0). Ovechkin had a goal and an assist. The Russian extended his goal streak to five games. This season, he scored 16 points (8+8) in 12 matches.
The second star of the match was the Canadian forward from Washington. Dylan Stromé who has two assists. The third star was the Finnish striker from “Nashville” Juuso Pärssinen who scored the goal.
Ovechkin, 39, scored his 861st NHL goal and ranks second on the league’s all-time goalscoring list behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894).
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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