Athletistic / Hockey. For the first time in club history, the Washington Capitals failed to score in the opening game of the NHL regular season. The capital club played a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.

The match ended with a victory for the Penguins with a score of 4:0. Sidney Crosby scored twice for the visitors, and Russian forward Evgeni Malkin and Reilly Smith also scored.

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Washington has played in the NHL since the 1974-75 season. At the same time, the Capitals invariably scored in the first games of the season. The team has scored at least one goal.

In the match against Pittsburgh, Washington made 19 shots in the opponent’s goal, but failed to score. Russian team captain Alexander Ovechkin completed four shots.


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