Athletistic / Hockey. On the night of February 21 (Moscow time), the Washington Capitals confidently defeated the New Jersey Devils in a home match of the NHL regular season. The match ended with a score of 6:2 in favor of the capital.

The main character of the meeting was Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin. The 38-year-old Russian scored two goals and an assist in 17:59 on the ice, finishing the game with a score of “+1”.

Connor McMichael (doubles), Dylan Strome and Michael Sgarbossa also scored goals for the winners. Alexander Holtz and Erik Haula scored for New Jersey.

“Washington” after 54 matches scored 58 points and occupies 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings. “New Jersey” has scored 60 points in 55 matches and is in ninth place in the East.


@sportru