Alexander Ovechkin scored his 839th NHL goal and broke one of Wayne Gretzky's records. The forward helped Washington come back from a 0:2 score and win a strong-willed victory.
The Russian scored 145 goals in March in different years of his career and did it 15 games faster than the living legend of hockey. Washington won the most important victory in the NHL regular season over its direct competitor for getting into the playoffs, Philadelphia. The most striking results of the match were the brawl involving visiting forward Garnet Hathaway.