Ovechkin knocked down a Finnish Pittsburgh player with a forceful move

Alexander Ovechkin, the Russian forward of the Washington Capitals hockey club, distinguished himself with a power shot in the away match against the Pittsburgh Penguins HC in the National Hockey League (NHL) regional championship match. The game ended 3-3 on November 7.

In the second period of the match, 40-year-old Alexander Ovechkin scored with a power shot, during which he knocked down 22-year-old Finnish forward Ville Koivunen.

During the game, the Russian scored two first-time goals, which helped to even the score, which was 0:3 in favor of the Pittsburgh Penguins at that time.

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Dorofeev is the best sniper, Marchenko and Voronkov are pulling Columbus, Ovechkin is approaching the 900 mark.

Ovechkin scored his 900th goal on the night of November 5-6 during a match against the St. Louis Blues during the NHL regular season, thereby updating the sniper record. The goal was scored in the second period in the 22nd minute. Canadian defender Jacob Chikran became an assistant. For the 40-year-old Russian, this goal was the third in the 2025/26 season.

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