Vegas Russian goalie Ilya Samsonov became the 177th NHL goalie to score against Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin.
After the first period of the match in Paradise, Washington leads with a score of 2:1. Alexander Ovechkin opened the scoring in the sixth minute, converting the majority.
The NHL record for this indicator belongs to Jaromir Jagr. He scored goals against 178 goalkeepers.
Ovechkin has been playing for Washington since 2005. He ranks second in the list of best snipers in regular NHL championships (864 goals), just behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894).
This season, Ovechkin, 39, scored 21 (11+10) points in 17 regular season games.
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