According to TASS, the main meeting time and overtime ended in a draw (3: 3).
Russian forward and captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin was the author of the winning bullet, and also scored the third goal of the team.
Ovechkin scored points in the 14th NHL match in a row, breaking his personal record set by him in the 2006/2007 season (13 games).
Earlier, Ovechkin was recognized as the first star of the day in the NHL.
In an away match with Karolina, which ended in victory with a score of 6: 5, the 33-year-old Russian designed the second hat-trick in a row, which became his 22nd in the NHL.