Ovechkin extends his goalless streak to ten games, but Washington beats Florida

A win without the captain's involvement

The Washington Capitals earned a home victory over the Florida Panthers with a score of 4:3 in an NHL regular-season game at Capital One Arena. The goals for the winners were scored by Jack St. Ivany, Alex Tuch, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois; for Florida, Brady Tkachuk scored a brace, and Sam Bennett added one more goal. The live text coverage of the game was provided by Gazeta.Ru.

The pointless streak keeps growing

The main storyline of the game was the statistics of Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin, who once again failed to score a goal. According to Gazeta.Ru, his goalless streak has reached ten games, and he has gone seven straight games without a point; in the new season he has one goal and three assists to his name. Life.ru reports that the 41-year-old forward has played 15 games in the championship and recorded four points. Yet the team keeps winning without his contributions: after this game Washington has 18 points in 15 games and sits fourth in the Metropolitan Division.

Context and upcoming games

Life.ru reminds us that Ovechkin needs ten more goals to surpass Wayne Gretzky's record for total goals in NHL regular seasons and playoffs — the Canadian has 1,016 goals. For now, however, the captain's production this season is noticeably below his usual level, and every game without a goal pushes that moment further away. Washington's next game will be played on November 11 on the road against the Ottawa Senators (face-off at 3:00 Moscow time), while Florida will visit the Boston Bruins on November 8 (9:00 p.m. Moscow time).