Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette talked about Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin’s game against Buffalo.
“If he has a chance to play, he will play. We need him. I think Ovi gave what he had to give in preparing himself for this match in the circumstances he had yesterday, last night and this morning,” Lavioletta says. Washington Hockey Now.
Recall that Ovechkin missed the team’s previous game against the New York Rangers with a lower body injury.
Today, “Washington” beat “Buffalo” by 5:4 in clashes. In the 9th minute, the Capitals were losing with a score of 0:2. But then Oshi managed to recover a disc, Ovechkin helped him. But the “capital” left for the time-out with a score of 1:3.
Capitals still have a chance to reach the playoffs in the National Hockey League (NHL). Peter Laviolette’s team is 10th in the Eastern Conference with 73 points. The Islanders, who ranked eighth and now advanced to the next round, have 78 points.
Formerly Alexander Ovechkin He appreciated the importance of beating Buffalo in the regular season.