Ovechkin for the third time in his career did not score in ten games in a row in the NHL
Washington beat Florida 4-3. The longest goalless streak in Alexander Ovechkin's career in the NHL is 14 games (season 2023/24)
The Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 in the NHL regular season home game.
The winners were Jack Saint-Aivani (3rd minute), Alex Tak (25), Alexei Protas (35) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (45). The losers scored Brady Tkachuk (4, 11) and Sam Bennett (60).
Russian captain “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin spent on the court 14 minutes and 16 seconds, made three shots and points did not score. The goalless streak of the 41-year-old forward reached ten matches. The last time this happened to him was in the 2023/24 season, when Ovechkin did not score 14 matches in a row (November 22 - December 20), which is an anti-record for him. Ten matches in a row Ovechkin also did not score in the 2016/17 season (from February 22 to March 12, 2017).
This season, Ovechkin has 4 (1+3) points in 15 games.
This season, Ovechkin can beat Wayne Gretzky's record for the total number of goals in the NHL (including the playoffs) - 1016. Now on account of the Russian 1007 goals. He is already the best sniper in the history of regular championships. This season for the Russian will be the last in his career in the NHL.
