Athletistic / Hockey. Last night, the Washington Capitals met the Montreal Canadiens in an NHL regular season home game. The Canadian team won with a score of 5:2.
Among the winners were forwards Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovski with doubles, and Michael Pezzetta scored another goal. Alexander Ovechkin and Rasmus Sandin scored for the capital.
Ovechkin spent 22 minutes 49 seconds on the ice, scored his 10th goal this season and finished the game with a score of “+1”.
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“Washington” played the first match after Evgeni Kuznetsov entered the NHL player assistance program. This was officially announced on the night of February 5-6 (Moscow time).
“Washington” after 48 matches has 51 points and occupies 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings. Montreal has 50 points in 50 games and ranks 13th in the East.
Source: Sport

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