Athletistic / Hockey. The Washington Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins (6-0) last night in an NHL regular season road game. Two Russian attackers from the capital, Alexander Ovechkin and Ivan Miroshnichenko, took part in the defeat of the “penguins”.
Ovechkin and Miroshnichenko scored goals last night. For Ivan, the goal of the game against Pittsburgh was his NHL debut. His compatriot and senior teammate emotionally congratulated Miroshnicheno on this event. After scoring the puck, Ivan went to the “capital” bench, where he received a separate part of Ovechkin’s congratulations.
Ivan Miroshnichenko was called to Washington on February 26 from the Hershey Bears, the capital’s farm club. Moreover, before the meeting with Pittsburgh, the Russian trained only with the NHL team. This season, he has five games and one assist (1+0) in the NHL.
Recall that in the spring of 2022, Ivan Miroshnichenko underwent chemotherapy while fighting cancer. Two years ago, a young Russian man was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a malignant disease of lymphoid tissue. In the summer of 2022, it became known that Miroshnichenko had managed to beat cancer and was allowed to train with Avangard Omsk, his local team.
Source: Sport
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