The meeting ended with a victory for the hosts with a score of 6:2. Russian forward Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel scored among the guests. The hosts scored one puck each from Noah Dobson, Mathew Barzal, Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Pulock, Bo Horvat and Casey Cizikas.
Ovechkin scored another goal, but Washington still lost to Florida.
Russian Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin made 15 saves.
The Islanders scored 56 points. The team is in 9th place in the NHL Eastern Conference standings. Tampa is in 7th place in the East with 59 points.
Source: Sport
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