At the same time, in the regular season, Crosby played 168 games less. On account of his 1154 matches, Ovechkin – 1322.
Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin
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The New Jersey Devils defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in overtime in an NHL home game.
Jack Hughes (1st minute) and Dougie Hamilton (63) scored goals for the hosts, Crosby (7) for the away team, who scored 1463 points in the NHL regular season and overtook Alexander Ovechkin (1462) in the list of top scorers in the NHL. league history. At the same time, in the regular championships, the Canadian played 1154 matches, the Russian – 1322.
Russian forward “Pittsburgh” Evgeni Malkin did not score points in the second match in a row.
Russian Philadelphia Flyers defender Ivan Provorov scored the third goal of the season in a home match with Winnipeg (3:5). He hit the net for the first time since January 5th.
Russian turned out to be at the center of the scandal on January 18 due to refusal to put on a sweater in support of the LGBT community at the rollout before the game with the Anaheim Ducks. The reason for this was his religious beliefs. After the incident, opinions regarding the behavior of the Russian were divided. In turn, the league supported Provorova, and the fans sold out all player jerseys.
The match with Winnipeg was the third for Provorov after this scandal.