Columbus goalkeeper Korpisal bounced Ovechkin’s shot to catch the puck on the goal line.
MOSCOW, February 1 – RIA Novosti. Hockey players “Washington Capitals” defeated “Columbus Blue Jackets” in the regular season game of the National Hockey League (NHL) away.
The match ended with the victory of “capital” in overtime with a score of 5:4. The decisive goal was set by the Russian striker “Capitals” Evgeny Kuznetsov.
In the third period, Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin had the opportunity to be the author of the goal. The Russian was the first to finish and fired a dangerous shot at close range and from a sharp angle. Columbus goalkeeper Joonas Korpisalo made a spectacular save and caught the puck on the goal line. After this episode, the Blue Jackets made an assist and evened the score.
After the results of the match, Ovechkin fired three shots into the goal, made a power-up, fired a block and did not score. The Russian player recorded 1464 points (812 goals and 652 assists) in 1326 games in his career. He ranks second in the list of the best scorers in NHL history. Wayne Gretzky is the league record holder with 894 goals.
Source: Ria
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