Washington Capitals forward Dylan Stroum said the team had a tough time in the last games due to the absence of team captain Alexander Ovechkin. Transmits words Washington Post.
“Without Ovechkin, we seem to stumble. We have to find a way to generate more traffic in front of the opponent’s goal. Teams do this to us, and in return we need to start doing it,” said Strome.
On the night of February 17, Moscow time, the regular season game of the National Hockey League (NHL) took place between the Washington Capitals and the Florida Panthers. The match ended with the victory of the visiting team with a score of 6:3.
Recall that on February 14 it was learned that Ovechkin went to Moscow with his father due to health problems. The media reported that 71-year-old Mikhail Ovechkin was taken to one of the capital’s hospitals due to exacerbation of chronic heart disease.
Previously reportedThat they honor the memory of Ovechkin’s father in the “Washington” arena before the NHL game with “Florida”.