Former Spartak Moscow head coach Fedor Kanareikin evaluated the possibility of Washington Capitals making it to the play-offs in the National Hockey League (NHL) this season. He shared his opinion with him vprognoze.ru.
“It is difficult to say that many big problems have already accumulated in the team. Maybe the team will still fight to get to the play-offs, but we see that some moments have arisen that do not allow the team to achieve great results,” said the expert.
On the night of February 7, the Capitals lost at home to the Montreal Canadiens (2:5) in the NHL regular season. Washington ranked 12th in the Eastern Conference standings with 51 points after 48 games.
The Capitals have 34 games left in the regular season. On February 9, the team will play an away game against the Florida Panthers.
It was previously known that Washington has a Russian hockey player. will pass NHL player assistance program.