WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin continued his NHL legend by scoring his 903rd goal in the Washington Capitals’ 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
Ovechkin also surpassed Gordie Howe, setting a new record in NHL history with the most regular season goals at a single venue, adding his 442nd goal at Capital One Arena.
Matt Roy also contributed to the score for the Capitals, who managed to break a two-game losing streak, improving their position in the standings.
Anze Kopitar scored the only goal for the Kings, who had accumulated four straight wins. This defeat represents only their second on the road in regulation time so far this season.
The Capitals, who had struggled to execute plays in 5-on-5 situations, opened the scoring early. Roy, taking advantage of a play, deflected a shot from Aliaksei Protas, beating Darcy Kuemper.
In the second period, Ovechkin, demonstrating his scoring instinct, arrived in front of the goal to convert a pass from Connor McMichael. With this goal, Ovechkin has scored in two consecutive games and three in the last four.
Kopitar brought Los Angeles closer with his third goal of the season, taking advantage of a pass from Corey Perry during a power play. Washington has conceded power-play goals in three consecutive games and in five of the last six.
Despite comeback attempts, the Kings couldn’t overcome Charlie Lindgren, who stopped 30 of 31 shots, earning his second win of the season.
Kuemper, for his part, made 23 saves from 25 shots in the loss.
