Captain of the Washington Alexander Ovechkin his throw damaged the Philadelphia goalie’s helmet Samuel Ersson during an NHL regular season away game.
In the second period of the match, while the Capitals were playing for the most part, after Ovechkin’s shot, the puck hit the Pilots goalie in the mask. Ersson immediately began to signal that the game should be stopped so that he could put his equipment in order, but the referees continued the match.
Consequently, in this attack “Washington” managed to convert the majority when Tom Wilson scored. Angered, the goalkeeper immediately threw away his mask and started pointing out to the referee that it was damaged.
The meeting, which took place in Philadelphia, ended with the victory of the home team on penalties with a score of 4:3 (0:0, 1:2, 2:1, 0:0, 1:0).
Source : MatchTV
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