WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin continues to make NHL history. The forward scored his 903rd career goal, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings with a score of 2-1 on Monday night.
Ovechkin also surpassed Gordie Howe, becoming the player with the most regular season goals scored 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, allowing them to move up in the standings.
Anze Kopitar scored the only goal for the Kings, who were coming off a four-game winning streak. This loss represented only their second regulation loss on the road this season.
Washington, which has struggled to execute plays in 5-on-5 situations, opened the scoring early. Roy positioned himself in front of the net and deflected 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 approached the goal and took advantage of a pass from Connor McMichael, scoring a goal. Ovechkin has scored goals in consecutive games and in three of his last four games.
Kopitar brought Los Angeles within one goal with his third goal of the season, with 6:33 left in the second period. He scored after 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 effort, the Kings failed to 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.
