WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin continued his impressive NHL career by scoring his 903rd goal, contributing to the Washington Capitals’ 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Ovechkin also surpassed Gordie Howe, setting a new record in NHL history for the most regular season goals scored at a single venue, adding his 442nd goal at Capital One Arena.<\/p>\n
Matt Roy also made an appearance on the scoreboard for the Capitals, who managed to break a two-game losing streak, allowing them to climb positions in the standings.<\/p>\n
For their part, Anze Kopitar scored the only goal for the Kings, who were coming off a four-game winning streak. This loss represents only their second on the road so far this season.<\/p>\n
The game opened with Roy, who took advantage of an opportunity in front of the goal to deflect a shot by Aliaksei Protas, beating Darcy Kuemper and scoring his first goal in 25 games, going back to the previous season.<\/p>\n
In the second period, Ovechkin demonstrated his skill by approaching the goal and capitalizing on a pass from Connor McMichael. With this goal, Ovechkin adds scores in two consecutive games and three in the last four.<\/p>\n
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 received power play goals in three consecutive games and five of the last six.<\/p>\n
Despite the Kings’ efforts, they couldn’t overcome Charlie Lindgren, who stopped 30 of 31 shots, securing his second win of the season after losing his previous four starts.<\/p>\n
Kuemper, for his part, made 23 saves from 25 shots in the loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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