“Edmonton “won a major victory over”Washington “in an NHL game, the Capitals’ Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin was not noted for its effective actions.
Washington lost to Edmonton at home on Friday with a score of 0:5. Washington’s five-game winning streak was snapped.
After the end of the first period, Ovechkin received a two-minute penalty when he hit Canadian Vincent Dearnay. Before that, Ovechkin tried to use a power move against Deharne, but the Canadian managed to dodge.
At the end of the second period, with a score of 4:0 in favor of the Canadian club, Capitals goalkeeper Charlie Lindgren played confidently at the exit, but a few moments later he knocked down Ovechkin, who returned in defense to help his teammates. .
In the third period, the referee did not count Ovechkin’s goal. The reason is a violation of the throw-in procedure by the Russian attacker Evgenia Kuznetsova .
Ovechkin, 38, is the second-highest scorer in league history with 827 goals. According to this indicator, he is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals.
This season, Ovechkin has scored five goals and made seven assists.
NHL. Regular season
Washington Capitals (Washington) – Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton) – 0:5 (0:2, 0:3, 0:0)
Goals: Kane, 2:10 p.m. Nugent-Hopkins, 3:24 p.m. Bouchard, 23:44 (bol.). Draisaitl, 24:48 (bolt.), 38:37 (bolt.).
Source : MatchTV
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