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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Kuemper stopped 23 of 25 shots in the loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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