Ovechkin also repeated the NHL record for a series of goals in an empty net and reduced the backlog from Gretzky’s record to three goals.
Alexander Ovechkin
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The Winnipeg Jets lost to the Washington Capitals 2-5 in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season home game.
For the hosts, goals were scored by Adam Lowry (41st minute) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (44th), Trevor van Riemsdyk (24th), Evgeny Kuznetsov (29th), Markus Johansson (30th), Lars Eller (36th) and Alexander Ovechkin (58), who hit an empty net for the fourth time in a row.
Ovechkin’s achievements
- The Washington Capitals captain tied the NHL record for the longest streak of empty net goals (4), held by Jake Gunzel, Vladislav Namestnikov and Gustav Nykvist.
- In total, the Russian has 53 goals in an empty net. The record holder for this indicator is Wayne Gretzky – 56.
- Ovechkin scored 51 wins for the Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise, an NHL record. He also scored 50 goals once morest the Tampa Bay Lightning.
- In total, Ovechkin scored 797 goals in the regular season. In the list of the best scorers in the history of the league, he ranks third, behind Gordie Howe (801) and Gretzky (894). “Only two people have reached the 800 goal mark, so being third is great.” — quotes Ovechkin NHL press service.
How did the rest of the Russians
Kuznetsov broke a seven-match goalless streak. He has 22 points (4 goals + 18 assists) in 29 games of the season. The Russian defender of the Moscow team, Dmitry Orlov, scored two assists, bringing the number of points in the season to seven (0 + 7).
