Washington lost to Winnipeg, Ovechkin scored a pass

Hockey club (HC) Washington failed to win an away match of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season on December 14, losing to HC Winnipeg with a score of 1:5.

Logan Stanley, Morgan Barron, Alex Iafallo and Gabriel Vilardi scored goals for the hosts of the ice, the Winnipeg Hockey Club, who scored twice. Jacob Chikran scored the only goal for the visitors, assisted by Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin. In the 2025/26 season, the 40-year-old forward scored 31 (14+17) points in 32 matches.

Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin has scored 31 points (14 goals + 17 assists) in 32 games this season. In the same match, another Russian, Bogdan Trineev, who was selected by the club in the 2020 draft and previously played for the Hershey Bears farm team, made his debut for Washington.

Washington ranks third in the Metropolitan Division with 40 points after 32 games, while Winnipeg ranks sixth in the Central Division (31 points in 31 games). In the next round, the Capitals will play Minnesota, and the Jets will host Ottawa.

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Earlier, on December 12, it was reported that Ovechkin scored a total of 1.8 thousand points during the regular championships and the NHL playoffs. To achieve this record, the athlete was helped by an assist in the NHL regular season match against Carolina, as well as assisting teammate Connor McMichael, who scored a goal in the fifth minute of the game.

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