New York Rangers won “Capitals of Washington” in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season.
The meeting took place in Washington and ended with the score 5:2 in favor of the guests. Winners scored goals from Kay-Andre Miller, Alexis Lafrenier, Kaapo Kakko, Russian Vladimir Tarasenko and Mika Zibanejad. The hosts scored Dylan Stroum, who was assisted by Alexander Ovechkin, and Belarus striker Alexei Protas.
Three assists of the “Rangers” gave the Russian Artemi Panarin . Goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin saved 26 of 28 shots. Washington forward Evgeny Kuznetsov did not score, defender Alexander Alekseev ended the game with a “-1”.
The Rangers are fourth in the Western Conference standings with 101 points and Washington is 12th with 77 points.
NHL. Regular season
Washington Capitals (Washington) – New York Rangers (New York) – 2:5 (0:2, 1:1, 1:2)
Goals: Strome, 33:23. Protas, 51:44. —Miller, 1:17 p.m. Lafrenier, 15:19. Kakko, 9 p.m. Tarasenko, 45:53. Zibanejad, 54:14 (bol.).
Source : MatchTV
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