While Kuznetsov was being honored in Washington: Ovechkin scored his 846th NHL goal, Miroshnichenko and Malkin each contributed two goals. In turn, Evgeni Malkin’s assisting double did not save Pittsburgh from defeat in the confrontation with Dallas.

Valery Nichushkin took part in the defeat of Columbus. However, Washington still failed to gain the upper hand in the regular time battle with Carolina. Andrei Svechnikov, who tried to join the attack, “clicked” with his strength and caught Kochetkov by surprise, whose save percentage at end of confrontation was only 76%.