Athletistic / Hockey. Another NHL preseason game took place in Columbus at Neuschweid Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Washington Capitals.

The match ended with a victory for the Capitals with a score of 4:2. Beck Malensteen, Alexei Protas, Riley Sutter and Anthony Mantha each scored a goal for the winners. Washington defender Alexander Aleseev provided an assist. The captain of the Russian team, Alexander Ovechkin, failed to register. Ivan Miroshnichenko also finished the match without any effective action.

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Brendan Gons and Markus Bjork scored for Columbus. The team’s Russian forward, Dmitry Voronkov, finished the match with a utility coefficient of “-2”.

The start of the new NHL season is scheduled for the night of October 11.


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