Athletistic / Hockey. Washington Capitals captain and forward Alexander Ovechkin commented on the team’s most important victory in the NHL regular season away match against the Philadelphia Flyers (2:1). This result allowed the capital to qualify for the playoffs.
“Now I’m experiencing something special… This is why we play hockey,” Ovechkin said, as quoted by the Washington press service.
It was Ovechkin who scored the first goal of the game against Philadelphia. The 38-year-old Russian scored 65 (31+34) points using the goal+pass system in 79 NHL regular season games.
“Washington” after 82 matches has 91 points and finishes in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Spencer Carbery’s men will face the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs.
Source: Sport
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