Athletistic/Hockey. Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery criticized forward Evgeny Kuznetsov for his overtime performance in the NHL regular season game against the Florida Panthers. It was under the 31-year-old Russian that the decisive goal of the match was scored (3:4 OT).
“Kuznetsov lost his position. He was chasing the Florida player and simply lost to him in speed. If you want to chase an opponent, you simply have no right to let yourself be beaten. But this time Kuzi won authorized.” – Carbery quotes The Hockey News.
Note that during the match against Florida, Kuznetsov obtained “-3” in the utility column.
This season in the NHL, Evgeny Kuznetsov played 11 matches and scored 5 points for his performance – he scored one goal and became the author of four assists. Its overall usefulness indicator is “-4”.
Washington has scored 12 points in 11 matches and now sits in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Source: Sport
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