MOSCOW, Apr 17 The Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens in guest match of the regular championship of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting at the Bell Center arena in Montreal ended in victory for the guests with a score of 8:4 (1:0, 3:2, 4:2). The winners included Russians Alexander Ovechkin (36th minute) and Dmitry Orlov (45th), as well as Nick Dowd (13th), Anthony Manta (29th), Garnet Hathaway (44th), Justin Schultz (50th) and TJ Oshie ( 57). The hosts scored Jake Evans (22), Ryan Peeling (29, 43) and Nick Suzuki (55). Also in this meeting, Orlov made three assists, and Washington forward Evgeny Kuznetsov scored two assists. Ovechkin scored 1,406 (777 assists, 629) points in his career in the regular season and reduced the gap to 3 points behind Dale Haverchuk (1,409), who is in 20th place in the list of all-time top scorers NHL. In the all-time scoring rankings, Ovechkin continues to trail third-placed Gordie Howe (801) with 777 goals.
