Ovechkin scored his 902nd goal in the NHL championships

Hockey club (HC) Washington Capitals lost to HC New Jersey Devils in a home match of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season on November 15. The Russian striker in the home team, Alexander Ovechkin, scored a goal and used four power techniques, but it did not bring victory.

The meeting ended with a score 3:2 (2:0, 0:0, 0:2, 0:0, 1:0). Russian striker Arseniy Gritsyuk (6th minute) and Luke Hughes (18th minute) scored for the visitors, while Shimon Nemec scored the winning goal.

Connor McMichael (41) and Ovechkin (49) scored goals for the Washington Capitals. The Russian striker also scored an assist, but missed his attempt in the shootout. The goal was his 902nd, and the hockey player updated the NHL sniper record.

According to the "Sport-Express", the Washington Capitals, which lost the second match in a row, occupies the 14th place in the Eastern Conference table (18 points after 18 games).

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Earlier, on November 14, Ovechkin exchanged playing uniforms with Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand after an NHL regular season match.

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