Ovechkin's pass did not save Washington from defeat in the game with Arizona

MOSCOW, March 3 Washington Capitals on home ice lost to the Arizona Coyotes in a regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The meeting, which took place in Washington, ended with a score of 5:2 (1:0, 3:1, 1:1) in favor of the guests. Logan Cooley (8 minutes), Jason Zucker (25 minutes), Michael Kesselring (27 minutes), Dylan Guenther (39 minutes) and Nick Schmaltz (60 minutes) scored for the winners. Sonny Milano (27) and Anthony Mantha (41) scored for the capital club.
National Hockey League (NHL)03 March 2024 • start at 21:00FinishedWashingtonUSA2 : 5ArizonaUSA
26:02 • Sonny Milano (Alexander Ovechkin, Rasmus Sandin)
40:10 • Anthony Mantha (Dylan Strome)
07: 33 • Logan Cooley (Jason Zucker, Dylan Gunter)
24:06 • Jason Zucker (Dylan Gunther, Nick Schmaltz)
26:45 • Michael Kesselring (Liam O'Brien, Jujuso Välemäki)
38: 01 • Dylan Guenther (Mathias Macchelli, Sean Durzi)
59:39 • Nick Schmaltz (Lawson Crouse)

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Russian forward and Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin scored an assist. In 57 regular season games, the 38-year-old Russian scored 45 points (17 goals and 28 assists). Ovechkin (1,530 points) ranks 16th on the list of top scorers in NHL history, closing in on Paul Coffey, who has 1,531 points.

Washington is in fifth place in the Metropolitan Division standings, having scored 65 points in 60 matches. Arizona (55 points, 61 matches) is seventh in the Central Division. In the next match, Washington will play on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 7; Arizona will host the Chicago Blackhawks two days earlier.