Ovechkin catches up with Jagr, but did not shoot Washington’s win

The Canucks Elias Pettersson managed to score two goals. One goal for the home team was scored by Alexandr Ovečkin, who scored the 26th goal of the season at the top of the scoring table with Leon Draisaitl of Edmonton and approached the third Jaromír Jágr in the overall standings by ten goals.

Washington welcomed Vancouver the day after winning 2-0 on the NY Islanders’ ice. Vítek Vaněček, who caught the first zero of the season against the Islanders, watched the home duel with the Canucks only from the bench and watched the successful start of his team.

In the 11th minute, Ovečkin opened the score with a power play. The Russian gunner has scored his 756th goal in his career and in the historical tables he is losing ten goals to the third Jagr.

In the current season, Ovechkin, with 26 goals, reached the top of the rankings of shooters and with Draisaitl he also shares the position of the most productive player in the competition. Both star forwards scored 54 points for 26 goals and 28 assists.

Vancouver turned three unfavorable scores in the second half. Pettersson made the difference with two goals, who first equalized in the 21st minute and four minutes later sent the Canucks into the lead for the first time in the match.

“I know what I’m capable of. The start of the season didn’t work out for me, but I hope that today’s goals will help me a little. I’m very happy with today’s match,” said Pettersson, whose goals were followed by Bo Horvat.

In the 39th minute, the Canadian striker pushed through with an accurate shot from the space between the circles and sent the Canucks into a two-goal lead.

In the third part, Tom Wilson reduced after a quick power play combination, but the home team did not manage to do more. At the end of the match, he sealed Vancouver’s 4: 2 win with a shot into the empty net of JT Miller.

“I think we played a great match. We backed off a bit in the third period, but with honest defensive activity we managed to bring the match to a successful end. Everyone did their job and the power play worked well for us, we have to continue in other matches in a similar spirit,” he said. duel coach Vancouver Bruce Boudreau.

The Canucks ice hockey players broke through a three-match series of losses and approached the positions guaranteeing a play-off difference of five points. Washington remains sixth in the Eastern Conference with a comfortable 12-point lead over Detroit ninth.

NHL Result:

Washington – Vancouver 2:4 (1:0, 0:3, 1:1)

Goals: 11. Ovechkin, 47. T. Wilson – 21. and 25. E. Pettersson, 39. Horvat, 60. JT Miller. Shots on goal: 33:32. Attendance: 18,573. Match stars: 1. E. Pettersson, 2. Horvat (both Vancouver), 3. Kuznetsov (Washington).

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