Athletistic / Hockey. Famous agent and hockey expert Alexei Dementyev spoke about the Washington Capitals’ disastrous start to the current NHL season. Furthermore, he focused on the game of the captain of the capital, Alexander Ovechkin.

“I would refrain from drawing serious conclusions about the game of Washington. The entire regular season is still ahead and the position of the teams can change dramatically. I agree that at the moment there are problems in the organization of the game in defense, the opponents score too easily. Goals. Looking at the game, it seems that the main team has not yet reached its optimal form. On the other hand, the performance of the defenders raises questions for me many questions.

If we take the last game, Karlsson played over 29 minutes and the team has defenders who didn’t even reach nine minutes. “Washington” beat “Montreal”, but subsequently lost due to obvious errors of defenders and goalkeeper.

Ovechkin is trying hard: his five shots and his crisp passes to his partners during the match in Montreal testify to his serious attitude. The partners only score after their shots, the puck enters the opposing goal. Let’s believe that everything will be better soon,” Dementyev said, as quoted by the Championship.

In four games this NHL season, Alexander Ovechkin has scored two (0+2) points using the “year+assist” system. His goalless streak has lasted since the end of last season and already counts 9 matches.

Washington has scored 3 points in four matches and is in last place, 16th place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Caps will play their next game on the evening of October 25, when they face the Toronto Maple Leafs at home.


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