Washington is serious about the playoffs. Alexander Ovechkin moves up to 13th in historical scoring

The Washington Capitals won the game against Carolina in a wild shootout and showed that they are serious about making the playoffs. It was also due to the excellent form of captain Alexander Ovechkin, who has silenced his critics in recent weeks.

The crowd in Washington watched the shootout

The Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes (7:6) was a good shootout. However, the game wasn’t that great for the goalie. There were many goals on both sides. Washington showed that they are serious about making the playoffs with a win over the third team in the Eastern Conference.

Sebastian Aho scored his 8th career hat trick

Carolina was paced by goal scorer Sebastian Aho, who recorded his 8th career hat trick and has already reached 30 goals this season, totaling 79 points in 68 games played. He has managed to break the 30-goal mark for the fifth time in his career.

In addition, he moved into third place in the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes historical tables with 547 points on 248 goals and 299 assists, ahead of Kevin Dineen, who left his mark on the club with 544 points.

Alexander Ovechkin moved into 13th place in the NHL’s all-time scoring list

Washington was again led in scoring by Sonny Milano, who recorded his first NHL hat trick. Team captain Alexander Ovechkin confirmed his growing form with two more points for a goal and an assist.

The Russian scored his sixth goal in the last four games, steadily stealing the lead on history’s top scorer Wayne Gretzky. He is now on pace for 846 goals and is now 48 goals short of the all-time leading scorer.

In addition, he has leapfrogged Canadian Joe Thornton in the NHL’s historical scoring. In 1413 regular season games played, he has already scored 1541 points. He is currently the 13th most productive player in NHL history. Before him, the only active player to surpass 1,500 points is none other than Sidney Crosby.

Washington is now just two points behind the eighth-place Detroit Red Wings in the Eastern Conference after the big win. In the second half of the season, the team has come alive. Just two months ago, the Capitals were still a huge deficit to the playoff position. Thanks to the improved play of the entire team and especially the performance of Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals have become a very dangerous team.

Source: NHL