Athletistic / Hockey. Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin commented on his team’s major loss in the NHL regular season home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The match ended with a score of 7:3 in favor of the Canadian team.
“As soon as we almost closed the gap, they immediately found a way to score more on us. It’s frustrating, but we obviously have to learn from this game. It’s already over, so we have to move on . We tried to “Win back against a reputable team. Nobody said it would be easy for us,” Ovechkin was quoted as saying by the Washington press service.
Alexander Ovechkin scored Toronto’s goal twice last night. In 65 matches this season, he has 54 points (23+31) in performance.
Washington is in 9th place in the Eastern Conference standings with 75 points after 68 matches. Toronto has 87 points in 68 games and is fifth in the East. Both teams have 14 games remaining before the end of the regular season.
Source: Sport
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