Ovechkin's puck helped Washington defeat Colorado in NHL game

MOSCOW, Apr 19 The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche in match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, held in Denver, ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of the guests. As part of the winners, Garnet Hathaway (5th minute), Alexander Ovechkin (34) and Markus Johansson (51) scored goals. The hosts scored Valery Nichushkin (18) and Artturi Lehkonen (49). Ovechkin scored his 48th goal this season and caught up with Teemu Selanne in the number of goals among players aged 36 years and older. The Finnish hockey player set a record in the 2006/07 season. In total, Ovechkin has 778 goals in his career, in the ranking of snipers of all time, the Russian continues to pursue third-placed Gordie Howe (801). Nichushkin scored his 22nd goal of the season. In total, the Russian striker has 47 points (22 goals + 25 assists) in 57 games, he spends the most productive season in the NHL in his career. Russian striker “Washington” Evgeny Kuznetsov made the transfer, the defender “Capitals” Dmitry Orlov spent 22 minutes 16 seconds on the ice and did not score. The goalkeeper of the capital team, Ilya Samsonov, repelled 24 shots out of 26. «Colorado» interrupted a series of nine victories in a row, but continues to occupy first place in the standings of the West (116 points, 76 matches), earlier, «avalanches» won their conference ahead of schedule. Washington are in eighth place in the East (96 points, 76 games), Ovechkin's team previously reached the NHL playoffs for the eighth time in a row. In the next match, “Colorado” on April 20 on the road will play against the “Seattle Kraken”, and “Washington” on the same day will meet with the “Vegas Golden Knights” away.