Washington defeated Florida in a National Hockey League regular season game.
The match in Sunrise ended with a score of 4:1.
Florida defender Niko Mikkola opened the scoring in the match. After that, Washington scored four goals. Lars Eller (18th and 59th minutes), Jacob Chickran (42nd minute) and Russian striker Ivan Miroshnichenko (60th minute) scored.
For Washington, this victory was the first after Alexander Ovechkin’s injury. Before that, the capital had suffered two consecutive defeats: against Colorado (1:2) and New Jersey (2:3).
Florida has 25 points in 22 games and ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference. Washington (29 points) is third.
In the next game, Washington will play away against Tampa, Florida will host Toronto.
NHL. Regular season
Florida Panthers (Sunrise) – Washington Capitals (Washington) – 1:4 (1:1, 0:0, 0:3)
Goals: Mikkola, 7:00 a.m. —Eller, 17:49, 58:32. Chikran, 41:18 (bol.). Miroshnichenko, 59:37.
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