In the NHL match "Washington" after Ovechkin's hat-trick defeated "Vegas"

"Washington Capitals" in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) on Monday, November 18, on the road defeated the "Vegas Golden Knights" with a score of 5:2.

Russian Alexander Ovechkin completed a hat trick for the game (6th, 38th and 60th minutes) and cut the gap to Wayne Gretzky to 28 goals.

Jacob Chikran (13th) and Jakub Vraga (23rd) scored another goal each for the Capitals. Brett Howden (20th) and Keegan Kolesar (28th) scored for the Golden Knights, while their goalie Ilya Samsonov deflected 20 shots.

After this match, "Washington" is in third place in the Eastern Conference with 25 points, and Vegas with 24 points - on the third line of the "West", reports "Sport-Express".

Earlier, on November 7, former Canadian hockey player Wayne Douglas Gretzky admitted that Russian forward "Washington Capitals" Alexander Ovechkin will break his record for the number of scored pucks in the National Hockey League (NHL).