Club “Washington Capitals “, for which the Russian striker plays Alexander Ovechkin does not qualify for the playoffs five games before the end of the NHL regular season.
The club from the American capital suffered its sixth consecutive defeat by losing to Ottawa (2:3) in overtime.
On Sunday, Detroit beat Buffalo (3:1) and overtook Washington in the standings. Right now, Detroit is in the playoffs.
In the next game, Washington will meet Detroit on the road. The Capitals scored 83 points after 77 games, while Detroit had 84 after 77 games.
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia also scored 83 points, but the Flyers played one more game (78).
Schedule of remaining matches for Alexander Ovechkin’s team:
Detroit (away), Buffalo (away), Tampa Bay (home), Boston (home), Philadelphia (away).
Source : MatchTV
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