Athletistic / Hockey. On the night of March 27, the Washington Capitals defeated the Detroit Red Wings in an NHL regular season home game. The Capitals won in overtime with a score of 4:3.
Forward Dylan Strome scored twice for the winners, including an overtime goal, and Nic Dowd and Connor McMichael also scored. Alex Debrincat, David Perron and Patrick Kane scored goals for the Red Wings.
Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin spent 22 minutes 28 seconds on the ice, did not score any effective actions, but finished the match with a positive utility coefficient of “+1”.
“Washington” won a crucial victory in the fight to reach the playoffs. After 71 matches, the capital’s players have 81 points and occupy eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Detroit has scored 79 points in 72 games and is in ninth place in the East.
Source: Sport
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