Offensive “Capitals of Washington” Alexander Ovechkin gave a speech to his teammates before leaving the club.
Earlier, it was reported that the Russian striker left the capital city location due to family reasons. He should miss several matches.
According to journalist Sammy Zilber, Ovechkin spoke to his teammates during the morning rollout and gave them a hug.
“I hope he knows how much he means to us,” she said, quoting Washington Capitals forward TJ Oshi.
“Washington” this week should play two home games – against “Carolina” and “Florida” (Wednesday and Friday, Moscow time), and also play in the state of North Carolina outdoors (Sunday, Moscow time ).
Ovechkin, 37, tops the Washington scoring list with 54 (32+22) points.
Source : MatchTV
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