Alex Ovechkin Between today’s match against the New York Icelanders with a share of the NHL goal record. After scoring the Chicago Blackhawks twice on Friday to equalize Wayne Gretzky at 894, Ovechkin will seek to have the record with a goal against his compatriot Ilya Sorokin.
Many fans present will have paid almost a thousand dollars or more for a ticket. The game is exhausted. UBS Arena will swing, probably confusing island players so late in the season. A reader has already pointed out that the place is like a Capitals home game.
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Let’s make history today!
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Washington Capitals
Note: No Aliaksei Protas, who is absent from week to week due to an injury to the lower body.
New York Icelanders
Tsyplakov
Paddle
Holmstrom
Tunnel mangans
1st period
The washer fell.
Capitals fans have packed UBS Arena and sing the travel caps.
Alex Ovechkin obtains an attempt at rapid deviation on Ilya Sorokin who strikes the Russian goalkeeper goalkeeper in the crest of his jersey.
🚨 1-0 New York Icelanders. NYI objective: BO HORVAT (26). Help: S. Holmstrom (22), A. Lee (24). Time: 07:06.
Bo Horvat spoils good vibrations by beating Charlie Lindgren with a low blow after a nice flow of Simon Holmstrom.
🚨 2-0 Icelanders from New York. NYI Objective: Marc Gatcomb (7). Help: K. Maclean (6), A. Romanov (15). Time: 9:00 a.m.
A turnover leads to a rush to the strange man for the Icelanders, and Marc Gatcomb quickly puts the capital down.
Nic Dowd takes a minor penalty for keeping Ryan Pulock.
Tom Wilson puts himself in a melee with JG Pageau, drooping Pageau by entering his visor.
Ryan Leonard is a great success on Casey Cizikas in the last seconds of the first period.
To the intermission: Capitals are down 2-0 against Icelanders after 20 minutes. The shots are 8-5 in favor of the CAP.
2nd period
The washer fell.
John Carlson nourishes Ovechkin low for another deviation attempt, and Sorokin was ready again.
Pierre Engvall takes a minor penalty on Rasmus Sandin.
895! He did it. The top scorer of all time.
🚨 2-1 Islanders of New York. WSH PPG: Alex Ovechkin (42). Help: T. Wilson (30), D. Strome (51). Time: 07:26.
Alex Ovechkin breaks the NHL’s goals from Wayne Gretzky against Icelanders with the 895th goal in career
Ovechkin Snipes at home on the 895th goal of his legendary career, going beyond Wayne Gretzky for the unique possession of the NHL goals of all time.
The ceremony is over and the washer is down again. Wow, what a day.
🚨 3-1 Islanders of New York. NYI Objective: Marc Gatcomb (8). Aid: M. Martin (2), D. Strome (51). Time: 10:26.
Three minutes later, only in terms of game stopwatch, Gatcomb passed two goals. The failed blanket in front of the net leads to an easy finish.
Kyle Palmière takes a trigger penalty on Sandin.
Pierre-Luc Dubois cuts the short power game, taking a maintenance penalty on Horvat.
To the intermission: Capitals are down 3-1 against Icelanders, but almost no one cares. The shots are 18-13 in favor of the CAP.
Third period
The washer fell.
🚨 4-1 Islanders of New York. NYI Objective: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (13). AIDS: M. Tsyplakov (25), A. Pelech (20). Time: 3:39 pm.
The agitation in front of the net of the capital leads to the washer in front of Charlie Lindgren.
Capitals lose 4-1.
Russian Machine breaks the record: the Icelanders break the traffic jams 4-1
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