Ovechkin's double and Kuznetsov's two assists helped Washington defeat New Jersey in the NHL

The meeting, which took place at the Capital One Arena in Washington, ended in a 4-0 win for the hosts.

The double in the match was scored by Alexander Ovechkin, Niklas Backstrom and Conor Shiri scored on the puck.

Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov gave two assists, assisting Ovechkin both times.

His teammate Ilya Samsonov saved all 24 shots at his own goal, making the first shutout of the season.

The defender of the team Dmitry Orlov was not noted for effective actions.

Defender of "New Jersey" Dmitry Kulikov was not marked by effective actions.

Earlier it was reported that Ovechkin scored the eighth goal in the last eight NHL games.