Attack “Washington” Dylan Stromé said the team needs to create more chances to win games without Alexandra Ovechkina .
Ovechkin during the game between Utah and Washington was hit in the knee during a collision with Jack McBain. Based on the results of the examination, the 39-year-old hockey player was diagnosed with a fracture of the left fibula. The Russian was away the longest in 20 NHL seasons; he will miss at least four weeks. Without Ovechkin, Washington suffered two consecutive defeats: against Colorado (1:2) and New Jersey (2:3).
“Obviously it’s only two games, but it’s two games without Ovi, and we don’t know how long he won’t be with us. We have to find a way to create more chances. We’re not getting the puck to the net as often as we used to, both forwards and defensemen, so we have to find ways to do that. Yesterday we held the puck well, but of course New Jersey pushed us back until the third period where we managed to get more shots. But I think that if we play like we did in the third half, with a little more dedication and the desire to achieve the goal and be more active, everything will be fine, ”quotes Strome in the press service of the NHL.
Ovechkin has scored 25 points (15 goals and 10 assists) in 18 games this NHL season. In total, he has 868 goals in the regular season, according to this indicator he is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894).
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