Ovechkin fails to save Washington from defeat with his 972nd goal

Alexander Ovechkin continues the race for another Wayne Gretzky record and scored his 972nd goal in his professional NHL career, including the playoffs. This happened in the third game of the Stanley Cup series with Montreal.

Despite the fact that the Washington captain scored a goal, his team was unable to overcome their opponents and lost with a score of 3:6. The Capitals had won the previous two games of the series.

The first meeting ended 3:2 in favor of Ovechkin's club . Then it was Alexander who saved the team from defeat with his double. First, he opened the scoring in the match, but the meeting went into overtime. And then the Russian forward put the winning point.

In the second game of the series, Washington beat Montreal 3-1. Ovechkin did not score any points that day. The fourth and decisive game remains.

Let us recall that Alexander Ovechkin became the best sniper in the NHL history in the regular seasons of the League, having scored 897 goals and surpassed the legendary Canadian Gretzky. In order to surpass him in terms of the indicator, including goals in the playoffs, the Russian needs to score another 44 goals in the Stanley Cup before the end of his career.

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