Ovechkin scored his 890th NHL goal and reduced Gretzky's gap to four goals.

Russian hockey player of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin scored his 890th goal in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the match against HC Buffalo Sabres and reduced the gap from Canadian Wayne Gretzky to four goals.

The meeting, which took place in Washington at Capital One Arena on March 30, ended with a score of 8:5 in favor of the guests. Ovechkin scored the puck in the opponent's goal in the 50th minute, and he also gave two passes. Defenders Jacob Chikran (11th and 23rd minutes), forwards Alexey Protas (41st minute) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (55th minute) scored for his team.

The Buffalo Sabres scored goals for forwards Teige Thompson (13th and 42nd minutes), Michael MacLeod (23rd minute), Alex Tuck (26th and 56th minutes), Sam Lafferty (32nd minute), Jack Quinn (46th minute) and Peyton Krebs (60th minute).

As a result of the match, the Washington Capitals suffered their third defeat in a row, and the Buffalo Sabres, who occupy the last place in the Eastern Conference standings, won their fourth consecutive victory in the last five championship matches.

Ovechkin's team will play HC Boston Bruins on April 2, and the Buffalo Sabres will play the Ottawa Senators on the same day.

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