The Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks in an NHL shootout in the regular season.
Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin made two assists. He now has 611 assists in his NHL career. According to this indicator, the Russian forward took a clean 88th place in the history of the league, surpassing the result of Marian Gossa.
Ovechkin scored 41 (20 goals, 21 assists) in 26 games this season.