Pittsburgh – Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin On Thursday evening they will present themselves at the final of the regular season and present their size in Pittsburg penguins‘5-2 victories over Washington Capitals.
Ovechkin completed his record season by counting his 897 in the second period. Career goal. Meanwhile, Crosby finished his 20th NHL season with a goal and an assistant to push him around the 90-point ninth barrier.
Pittsburgh paid tribute to Ovechkin with a video that we congratulate on him to become the king of the NHL goal. Ovechkin skated to the center of Ice to recognize a crowd that briefly broke out “Ovi” singing, a sign of respect for one of the greatest rivals of franchise.
Capital cities begin searching for the second Stanley Cup on Monday against Montreal Canadiens.
73. Meeting in a regular season between the two of the biggest stars of the game was rare without bets. Capital cities were the highest seed at the Eastern Conference weeks ago. Postseason missed the rebuilding of penguins.
Bryan Rust He scored twice and finished the season with the best 31 goals in his career. His second goal came on ridiculous channels whips from Crosby, who gave Pittsburgh the leadership of 3-1. Alex Nedelkovice He stopped 18 shots for penguins.
44. Goal of the Ovechkin season moved it three from Wayne Gretzka, whose career record Ovechkin broke up at the beginning of this month. Clay Stevenson He did 33 savings in his debut of the NHL.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
