Ovechkin became the first star of the match against Carolina

Alexander Ovechkin, the Russian forward of the Washington Capitals hockey club, was named the first star of the match against the Carolina Hurricanes.

It is noted that many fans came to the tournament with the image of eights on their backs and posters in their hands.

One of the hockey fans shared that she often brought her children to games with the participation of a Russian athlete. She noted that watching Ovechkin over the years has been a real pleasure.

Izvestia correspondent Nikolai Masters reported that the meeting between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes turned out to be tense. The North Carolina team fought to the last. The final score of the match was 5-4 in favor of the Washington Capitals.

At the moment, Ovechkin is striving to achieve a new record of 900 goals scored, as well as win the Bill Masterton Trophy, which no Russian hockey player has received so far.

"It felt like the whole country was worried and rooting for me"

Alexander Ovechkin — about the end of the great chase, an accidental celebration and numerous congratulations from the stars of world sports

Ovechkin scored his 895th goal in the NHL regular season on April 6 in a match against the New York Islanders, breaking Gretzky's record of 894 goals scored.

The Russian hockey player was congratulated on the record by the TV channels of the National Media Group and the leader of the group "Hands Up!" Sergey Zhukov. The performer dedicated a clip to the hockey player's favorite song from the repertoire of the musical group with a modified text in honor of the record goal to the historical achievement.