HC Washington lost two consecutive matches to Columbus with a total score of 1:11

The Washington Capitals hockey club lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets HC for the second time in a row in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. The match took place on April 13 at the Capital One Arena in Washington and ended with a score of 1-4 in favor of the guests.

However, Washington's Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin, having scored a goal against Columbus one minute after the start of the match, improved his record for the number of goalkeepers whose gates he hit. Columbus goalkeeper Jet Greaves, who has played 18 NHL games, became Ovechkin's 184th in his career.

Among the Columbus crew players, defender Zach Werensky scored (14th minute), striker Adam Fantilli (24th and 41st) and Russian forward Dmitry Voronkov (55th).

"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 Wayne 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 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.