Ovechkin helped Washington beat Montreal in the NHL match

In the NHL regular season, the Washington Capitals scored a strong-willed victory over the Montreal Canadiens on home ice. The match, which took place on Thursday, October 15, at the Capital One Arena, ended with a score of 5:4. NHL.com .

The match was a productive struggle, where the home team had to fight back twice in the first period. In the 5th minute, the visitors opened the scoring, but three minutes later Washington restored equality. After the Canadian club took the lead again in the 12th minute, the 22-year-old Russian striker of the Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko, realized the majority and scored his first goal of the current season.

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In the second half of the game, the teams exchanged goals, taking a break with the score 3:3. The denouement came in the final twenty minutes. In the 53rd minute, Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin, along with Ilya Protas, assisted Justin Hall, who led the team ahead. It was Hall's throw that proved victorious for the Capitals.

Alex Tak also scored among the winners, scoring a double and an assist. Ilya Protas scored two assists at the end of the meeting. Later, the hosts consolidated the advantage to 5-3, and Montreal's final shot in the 59th minute only reduced the gap to a minimum.

The assist in the game against the Canadiens was Alexander Ovechkin's 760th in his career. This allowed the Russian forward to come close to the franchise record for the number of assists, which belongs to Niklas Beckstrom (762). At the moment, the Washington captain is only two points behind the historic achievement.

It is worth noting that Ovechkin already holds the major league sniper record. As a reminder NHL.com On April 6, 2025, in a match against the New York Islanders, the Russian scored his 895th goal in the regular season, surpassing the achievement of legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky.

According to analysts at Fonbet betting company, the exact score of 5:4 in favor of Washington brought the players a win with a coefficient of 19.00. Alexander Ovechkin's effective action closed the line on the hockey player's individual total points of more than 0.5 for 1.70.