Three Russian hockey players, including the captain of “Washington” Alexandra Ovechkina have been included in The Athletic’s major playoff disappointments this season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
In addition to Ovechkin, their 21 players included Andrei Sveshnikov of Carolina and Ivan Barbaschev (“Saint Louis”).
“All he does is score. Only this time, he didn’t score: only one goal in six games with Florida. No one will blame him for making the Capitals lose the series (because no one expected them to win it). But given the Panthers have won two games in overtime, even a pair of goals from Ovechkin could turn the tide, The Athletic justify their position.
Barbashev, according to the authors, in the playoffs “did not live up to expectations after the season with 60 performance points, Svechnikov also” scored a little, except for goals in an empty net.
The full list of “playoff disappointments” is as follows:
Goaltenders: Jacob Markstrom (Calgary), Marc-André Fleury (Minnesota) and Jack Campbell (Toronto)
Defensemen: Roman Yossi (Nashville), Chris Letang (Pittsburgh), Darnell Nurse (Edmonton), Ryan Suter (Dallas), Noah Hanifin (Calgary), Ben Schiaro (Florida)
Forwards: Jonathan Huberdeau (Florida), Mikko Rantanen (Colorado), Philip Forsberg (Nashville), Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles), Taylor Hall (Boston), Kevin Fiala (Minnesota), Kaapo Kakko (Rangers), Alex Killorn (Tampa Bay ), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Carolina).
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Source : MatchTV
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