Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The match played at the Capital One Arena stadium in Washington resulted in a 3:2 victory for the capital. During the match, Washington lost with a score of 1:2.
Anthony Mantha, Nic Dowd and TJ Oshie scored on the winning team. Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov scored a point in this match and provided an assist to Daoud. Russian forward and team captain Alexander Ovechkin missed the match due to a lower-body injury.
Adam Fox scored twice for Rangers. The team’s Russian forward Artemy Panarin took part in the match but was not successful. Another Russian player, goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin, spent the match on the bench.
Washington got its second win in its last three games. Rangers suffered their fourth consecutive defeat. The teams will play each other again on January 14, the starting siren will sound at 21:00 Moscow time.
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