Ovechkin's double ensured Washington's victory over Anaheim in the NHL

Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin helped Washington beat Anaheim in the home match of the NHL regular season with a score of 7:4. This was reported on January 6 by Sport-Express.

Justin Surdif (hat trick), Ryan Leonard, John Carlson and Ovechkin scored goals for the hosts, who broke a four-game losing streak. Ovechkin beat Wayne Gretzky in the number of games played, including the playoffs, and now he has 1,695 games. The Russian also set a new NHL record for home games with a goal scored — 349.

Chris Kreider, Alex Killorn, Jacob Truba and Beckett Senecke scored for the visitors. Anaheim suffered its fifth defeat in a row and occupies the sixth place in the Western Conference table, Washington is in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

Ivanovo means: the results of the regular season before the break in the NHL

Demidov is the best rookie, Ovechkin stopped scoring, and a Russian link appeared in Minnesota.

Earlier, on January 6, it was reported that Ovechkin scored the 913th goal in his career, setting a record for the entire history of the club. In just 1,534 matches, the Russian forward scored 1,913 goals and 745 assists.

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