MOSCOW, Apr 26 Washington Capitals April 26 before the regular season game The National Hockey League (NHL) will hold a ceremony honoring Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin against the New York Islanders, according to the website of the capital club. is Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894 goals in 1487 matches). In total, the 36-year-old Russian scored 780 goals in his overseas career.
On Sunday, “Washington” lost at home in a shootout to “Toronto” – 3:4. Ovechkin in the 43rd minute of the meeting went one on one with the goalkeeper, “Toronto” Eric Kellgren. During the attack, the striker caught on the goalkeeper's stick. He fell and hit hard against the side. The Russian was injured in the upper body and could not continue the game. The press service of Washington on social networks noted that Ovechkin should return to the squad any day.