39-year-old Alexander Ovechkin does not cease to surprise! Only recently he became the greatest sniper, overtaking Wayne Gretzky. But Ovechkin decided to prove that he was still able to not only upset the goalkeepers, but also to change the course of the meeting with one power game alone! In the game with Karolina, the rivals literally flew away from Alexander, which gave the “Capitals” impulse and charged to victory.

Ovechkin ceremony

Alexander Ovechkin became the greatest sniper in the NHL, abandoning the 895th puck in his career against Ilya Sorokin in an exit match against the “Islanders”. Despite the fact that Capitals played in New York, it seemed that Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s record in the home arena. In honor of the Russian, they arranged a solemn ceremony, interrupting the match, and even the fans of the “islanders” chanted the surname of the captain of Washington.

But “Capital Uan Arena” simply could not bypass this historical event. And before the game with Karolina, a small event was arranged at the home stadium of the metropolitan club in honor of Alexander. First, the owner of Kapitals, Ted Leonsis, Ovechkin and his family, appeared on the ice. Then Tom Wilson and John Carlson joined them, who gave flowers to his wife and mother of the greatest sniper.

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Soon, on the Media Kub, the arena included a video with emotional congratulations, and then the Russian striker and his sons were awarded golden clubs.

“He gave himself to the city, this team and the game.” He had a immeasurable impact on sports in the region, starting from an amateur level. He inspired countless boys and girls to play and love this game. Having scored 895 goals, he broke a record, which, according to many, will never be beaten.

With each naked, with every cult celebration, he argued that there was nothing impossible, there is nothing unattainable. He is our captain, he is always on the alert, and now he is the greatest sniper in the history of the NHL. Once again for the Great Eight, Alex Ovechkin, – concluded the host of the ceremony of Joe Beninati.

Ovechkin crushed “Carolina”

Surely Ovechkin wanted to receive another gift from the teammates – the victory over Karolina, which would continue to continue the struggle for the presidential cup. But already at the sixth minute, the newcomer “Hurricanz” Logan Staykhenen opened the score. After the throw by Andrei Svechnikov, the striker was the first to react to the rebound and played for finishing – 1: 0.

Soon, Tom Wilson decided to apply the power technique, he flew into the opponent on the heel, and he demolished Charlie Lindgren into the goal, as a result of which the puck crossed the line. Fortunately, Wilson’s very strange action did not lead to the injury of the “Capitals” goalkeeper, but the degree of confrontation accurately increased.

But even before the end of the period, Washington managed to reduce the backlog to a minimum. In the 19th minute, Pierre-Luke Dubois, from the program, Andrew Mandzhipan realized the majority.

In the second period, Ovechkin decided to turn the meeting with a hard game. First, he imprinted on board Jailen Chatfield, who had his breath after the blow and he even bent in half. And after a few shifts, Shonu Waker already got, whose helmet also flew after a meeting with the captain of the hosts!

Soon, Capitals received the majority, but during the draw, they caught them on a counterattack. Alexander worked in defense and took off Eric Robinson, which charged Washington players with emotions. And in the 31st minute, Ovechkin, as part of the special brigade, gave the burning gear to Dylan Struma, who played on finishing the captain after throwing.

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– He gave a little energy to the arena, it helped our whole team, and not just his link. He began to introduce the physical component into the game, which gave a significant impulse, ”Ovechkin’s power game commented on Karberi.

Until the end of the Capitals game segment, the gates of Frederick Andersen, the efforts of Nick Daud and Wilson, were still struck twice. But in the third period, Carolina managed to equalize the score. First, Jordan Martinuk, and then Seth Jarvis, distinguished himself. As a result, the game turned into overtime, and then reached a series of post -match throws.

“Washington” managed to beat Carolina on the bullets, and the winning puck on the account of Dubois, which set the final score – 5: 4. Now the metropolitan club is behind Winnipeg by three points, but has a game in stock.