Russian attacker “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin said the Capitals intend to make the playoffs and compete for victory in the Stanley Cup.
After 47 matches, the capital’s players have scored 51 points and occupy 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
“Obviously we want to get to the playoffs, we want to fight for the Cup. Everything depends only on us. If you look at the names of the hockey players in our game lines, everything is pretty good there.
Therefore, everything depends on us, we must use our chances in attack, play smart in defense and not make stupid mistakes that would cost us the result, ”Ovechkin was quoted as saying by the press service of Washington.
This NHL season, the 38-year-old Russian played 44 games and scored 31 points (9+22).
Source : MatchTV
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