"Match of the Year 2025. All Hockey Stars" was held at the CSKA Arena in Moscow.

"Match of the Year 2025. All Hockey Stars" was held on July 13 in Moscow at the CSKA Arena. The stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) defeated the stars of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with a score of 15:3.

It is noted that fans came to see not only the main star of the meeting — Russian hockey player, captain of the Washington Capitals hockey club Alexander Ovechkin — but also other famous athletes. Tickets for the match were sold out in a matter of minutes. Those who did not have time to purchase them were given the opportunity to watch the game on the big screen.

"We generally go to matches a lot, so we had no other options but to come here and watch. Moreover, it's summer, the weather is great, we decided to come," said fan Alyona.

Among the guests of the match were children, many of whom were Ovechkin fans. Some of them said that they want to become their idol in the future and are already making their first successes in the sports field.

"I'm playing at Spartak now, I really like it there," said the young hockey player Illarion.

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Ovechkin scored his 895th goal in the National Hockey League regular season on April 6 against the New York Islanders, breaking the record of four-time Stanley Cup winner Wayne Gretzky.

The Russian hockey player was congratulated on the record by the TV channels of the National Media Group and Sergey Zhukov. The performer dedicated a clip to the hockey player's favorite song from the repertoire of the musical group with a modified text in honor of the record goal to the historical achievement.