Washington beats Nashville 4:3 as Ovechkin extends his goalless streak to seven games

A win without points from the captain

The Washington Capitals earned a road victory over the Nashville Predators with a score of 4:3 overnight into October 30 Moscow time in a regular-season NHL game. The match took place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The hero of the night was Capitals defenseman Cole Hutson, who scored two goals; Bo Jenner and Alex Tack added one apiece, while Belarusian forward Alexei Protas recorded two assists. For the hosts, Filip Forsberg scored twice, and Ross Colton added another goal; Nashville tied the game twice, but Washington held on to the lead in the final period.

Ovechkin's goalless streak

Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin once again went without a point and extended his goalless streak to seven games. The 41-year-old Russian last scored on October 11 in a game against Seattle. This season he has four points — one goal and three assists in 12 games, well below his usual scoring pace. Over his career, Ovechkin has scored 930 goals in regular seasons and remains the top goal-scorer in the history of the league's regular-season play; including the playoffs, he is second with 1,007 goals, trailing Wayne Gretzky's 1,016.

What else is worth knowing

For Ovechkin, this was his last regular-season game in Nashville: the forward previously announced his intention to retire from the NHL after the 2026/27 season. A telling detail: despite his personal goalless streak, the team keeps winning — the day before, Washington beat Philadelphia 5:2, also without a point from the captain, and after the win over Nashville, Ovechkin tied Jaromir Jagr for the number of wins in NHL regular seasons — both have 874 wins and share seventh place in the league's all-time rankings. In the standings, Washington sits fifth in the East with 16 points, while Nashville is tenth in the West with 13 points. On November 1, the Capitals will host the Minnesota Wild at home.