Washington beat Chicago. Ovechkin completed his eleventh assist of the season

A pass from Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin helped Washington beat Chicago.

The meeting in Chicago ended with a score of 4:2 in favor of the guests. In the second period, the hosts opened the scoring, but after that the guests scored three times – 3:1. Ovechkin took part in the scoring combination that led to the Capitals’ second goal. The assist was Ovechkin’s eleventh this season. The Russian also scored five goals.

Ovechkin, 38, is the second-leading scorer in league history with 827 goals. According to this indicator, he is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals.

NHL. Regular season

Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago) – Washington Capitals (Washington) – 2:4 (0:0, 1:3, 1:1)

Goals: Kurashev, 26:49. Murphy 58:18. — Manta, 28:10. Strome, 33:49. Daoud, 35:23, 55:58.