Initially, the initiative was captured by “Washington”. Already in the fifth minute, the team from the capital took the lead. The puck was thrown by Garnet Hathaway. In the 14th minute, the “Capitals” players doubled the lead. The goal was scored by Trevor van Riemsdyk. However, “Columbus” immediately played a puck. The “Washington” door was knocked on by Andrew Peak.
At the start of the second period, there were no goals. However, closer to the middle, “Washington” took the advantage of two goals. The double was designed by Trevor van Riemsdyk. A significant role in a puck was played by Russian striker Evgeny Kuznetsov. He scored an assist.
Three minutes later, Eric Robinson played a puck. Halfway through the third period, the score became completely even. Johnny Gaudreau allowed “Columbus” to equalize. As a result, the game went to overtime. There “Washington” won with the score 4:3. The decisive goal was launched by the Russian Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov has become one of the main faces of today’s NHL playday. At first, the Russian was recognized as the third star of the match with the “Columbus”. And then he managed to rank among the top three stars of the day in the National Hockey League. Note that at the same time, the name of another Russian striker from the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, is not so loudly singled out today. He continues to chase Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky’s record for most goals in NHL history. However, today the Russians were not marked by effective actions.
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s performance was appreciated by foreign hockey fans. They left their comments on a foreign social network. These comments have been translated Inoprosport. We bring to your attention the opinion of the Americans on the assist and the dropped puck of Evgeny Kuznetsov.
@Loh_rider:
“There have been a lot of great players in Capitals history, but I don’t think there was at least anyone who moved as easily and smoothly on the ice as Kuznetsov. It’s so cool to see Kuzi play when he lands a good shot.
@barrysvrluga:
– It is this Evgeny Kuznetsov, whom we saw today, need “Washington” in the rest of the season. Such talent should not be wasted.
@capsinfour:
– Evgeny Kuznetsov is my king.
@DCSportsNews365:
– In the episode with an assist, Kuznetsov deceived all his opponents only thanks to skating, twice rolling out of goal.
@RFCaps Mustache:
– At such times you understand why Kuznetsov receives such a high salary.
@LikeTheMaps:
– From the brilliance of Kuznetsov’s talent, you can go blind, but at the same time be endlessly disappointed that he never raised his level (or did not want to raise it) to the maximum. In this he is very similar to Alexei Kovalev.
@crystalkscaps:
– I missed such episodes performed by Kuzi for most of this season.
@Alznerheimer:
– The moment with an assist was something Kuznetsov from the 2016 model.
@toddaago:
– Kuzi sees the game differently than most of us.
Yaroslav Pyatikh, Athletistic
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