Ovechkin's double brought HC Washington victory over San Jose

Alexander Ovechkin, the Russian striker and captain of the Washington Capitals hockey club, scored a double in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season against the San Jose Sharks, which allowed Washington to win. The match took place on December 4 and ended with a score of 7:1.

In the ninth minute of the match, the hockey player opened the scoring. Ryan Leonard, Sonny Milano, Dylan Strome and Brandon Deuheim also scored. Pavol Regenda scored the only goal for San Jose.

In addition, thanks to Ovechkin's double, he approached the records of Jaromir Jagr and Phil Esposito in the number of goals scored.

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Earlier that day, Ovechkin scored two goals in the match against San Jose, bringing his score to the 910th and 911th goals in the NHL. The captain of HC Washington Capitals also extended his streak with points to six matches.

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