The key facts
- Washington lost 2:5 at home to Los Angeles, Ovechkin went scoreless
- According to Championship, one goal after nine games is a personal worst for the 41-year-old Ovechkin
- The previous worst mark was two goals in the 2013/14 season
Ovechkin scoreless against Los Angeles
Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin failed to score a goal in the NHL regular-season game against the Los Angeles Kings. The game took place at Capital One Arena in Washington and ended with a 5:2 victory for the visitors.
Personal worst according to Championship
According to Championship, after this game the 41-year-old forward set a personal worst for goals after the first nine games of a season — he has only one goal to his name. Before that, Ovechkin's worst mark was two goals in the 2013/14 season.
Course of the game
For the winning Los Angeles side, goals were scored by Adrian Kempe, who recorded a brace, as well as Artemi Panarin, Erik Gustafsson and Scott Laughton. For Washington, Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson got on the scoresheet.
Upcoming games for the teams
Washington will host Buffalo Sabres at home on October 25, with the game starting at 2:00 Moscow time. Los Angeles will play away against the New York Islanders on October 23, with the game starting at 2:30 Moscow time. It was previously reported that Kirill Kaprizov extended his lead in the race among the top Russian scorers in the NHL.
