WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin continues to make NHL history. The Washington Capitals forward scored his 903rd career goal in his team’s 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
This goal also allowed Ovechkin to surpass Gordie Howe as the player with the most regular season goals at a single venue in NHL history, with his 442nd goal at Capital One Arena.
Matt Roy also contributed a goal for the Capitals, who managed to break a two-game losing streak, seeking to improve their position in the standings.
For his part, Anze Kopitar scored the only goal for the Kings, who were coming off a four-game winning streak. This was only their second regulation loss on the road this season.
Washington opened the scoring early in the game, with Roy capitalizing on a play in front of the net to deflect a shot from Aliaksei Protas, beating Darcy Kuemper. This was Roy’s first goal in 25 games, dating back to the previous season.
In the second period, Ovechkin made his presence felt in front of the net, receiving a pass from Connor McMichael and scoring. Ovechkin has scored goals in two consecutive games and in three of his last four.
Kopitar brought Los Angeles closer with his third goal of the season, taking advantage of a pass from Corey Perry on a power play. Washington has conceded power play goals in three consecutive games and in five of the last six.
Despite the reaction, the Kings couldn’t overcome Charlie Lindgren, who stopped 30 of 31 shots, achieving his second win of the season after losing his previous four starts.
Kuemper stopped 23 of 25 shots in the loss.
