Athletistic / Hockey. The Washington Capitals held another training session last night. She was first after a 2-5 home loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
According to Russian Machine Never Breaks, Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin and defenseman John Carlson skipped practice. The source claims the team bosses were given an extra day of rest ahead of the club’s tough series. Starting with the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Capitals will play 13 games in 24 days. Interestingly, eight of the 13 matches will take place away, including the grand tour to Canada.
Alexander Ovechkin is the team’s top scorer with 45 points (17+28) after 57 games. John Carlson currently leads the team in average ice time per game (25:51), while Ovechkin leads the team in average ice time per game (19:15).
Washington has scored 65 points in 60 matches and is in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Capitals are seven points behind in eighth place, with three games in hand.
Source: Sport
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