San Jose Sharks won “Capitals of Washington” in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season.
The meeting took place in the American capital and ended with the score 4:1 (1:0, 1:1, 2:0) in favor of the guests. One of the main characters of the game was Sharks defenseman Eric Karlsson, who has 3 (1+2) points. Moreover, the winners’ goals were scored by Evgeny Svechnikov, Alexander Barabanov and Tomas Gertl. The hosts scored Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Capitals Russian Captain Alexander Ovechkin did not score with effective actions and ended the encounter with a utility indicator of “-1”, like his teammate Dmitry Orlov.
Washington is seventh in the Eastern Conference standings with 62 points, while San Jose is 13th in the West with 45 points.
In the next game, San Jose will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at home and Washington will face the Carolina Hurricanes at home. Both meetings will take place on February 14.
NHL. Regular season
Washington Capitals (Washington) – San Jose Sharks (San Jose) – 1:4 (0:1, 1:1, 0:2)
Goals: Kuznetsov, 36:56. – Svechnikov, 2:54. Barabanov, 29:04 (bol.). Karlson, 52:55. Gertl, 57:49.
Source : MatchTV
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