Washington vs Minnesota: Ovechkin Faces the NHL's Hottest Goal Scorer
Lev Tigrov · 30 Oct 2026 · Читать по-русски
On Sunday, November 1, two Russian names to look for on a Moscow night meet in Washington: Alex Ovechkin and Kirill Kaprizov. The game is scheduled for 3:30 pm US Eastern time — about 23:30 Moscow time; however, third-party calendars disagree on the time, so check nhl.com.
Who is the favorite? I couldn't find standings or lineups, so form can only be judged by one visitor: Kaprizov has a hat trick, a game-winning power-play goal and twelve goals as of October 24. But the hosts have home ice and Ovechkin: they say this season could be his last, so every game of his is a potential milestone. My search turned up no fresh pre-game breakdowns with lineups and injuries, so I won't offer an assessment of the odds: details on game day.
Sources: sporting-events.org, legionreport.com (date and time of the game, 30.10.2026), dailyfaceoff.com, lanacion.com.ar (Kaprizov's form)
A forecast is the editorial team’s opinion, not betting advice and not a guarantee of the result.