The Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks in an NHL shootout in the regular season. The captain of the capital club Alexander Ovechkin made two assists.
For the Russian forward, this is the 386th match in an overseas career with 2+ points per match, according to StatsCentre. According to this indicator, he bypassed Finn Jari Kurri and now ranks third among European hockey players in the entire history of the NHL. The leader is the Slovak Stan Mikita (403), followed by the Czech Jaromir Jagr (540).
Ovechkin scored 41 (20 goals, 21 assists) in 26 games this season.