MOSCOW Jan 19 Washington Capitals beat Winnipeg Jets in match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, held in Washington, ended with a score of 4:3 after overtime in favor of the hosts. The winners included Alexander Ovechkin (17th minute), Dmitry Orlov (25), Alexey Protas (45) and Tom Wilson (61), assisted by Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The visitors scored Kyle Connor (2), Kol Perfetti (3) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (59). Russian goaltender “Washington” Ilya Samsonov and goaltender “Winnipeg” Mikhail Berdin remained on the bench. Ovechkin scored his 27th goal of the season and scored 55th point. The Russian striker came out on top in the lists of the best scorers and snipers of the current season. In total, during his career in the NHL regular championships, Ovechkin scored 757 goals, according to this indicator, he ranks fourth in the history of the league. Only Wayne Gretzky (894), Gordie Howe (801) and Jaromir Jagr (766) are ahead.
