Today, the Washington Capitals hosted the New Jersey Devils on the ice field in the final game of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season. The match ended with the victory of the away team with a score of 5:4.
The home team started the first half of the match eagerly and found the score in the fifth minute. Joe Snivly was excellent. A minute later, Peter Laviolette’s men were leading 2-0 (Rasmus Sandin). One of his assistants was the Russian Alexander Ovechkin. But the Capitals players weren’t going to stop there either. Craig Smith smashed the score in the 11th minute.
At the end of the first period, the guests came to their senses and managed to regain a goal (Eric Howla).
Also in the final minutes of the second period, Miles Wood turned a minority by throwing the Devils’ second puck.
In the final period, Eric Howla and Dougie Hamilton completely neutralized their opponent’s two-goal advantage.
The game went into overtime and Devils player Luke Hughes scored the tie-breaking goal.
It is worth noting that for the Capitals, this defeat is the eighth in the last nine games. The team will not participate in the playoffs of the tournament.
Formerly Vyacheslav Fetisov Alexander Ovechkin spoke about his support for Vladimir Putin.