Washington Capitals’ Russian forward and captain Alexander Ovechkin admitted that he did not want to end the season with the end of the regular season and touched upon the team’s play-off struggle in the National Hockey League (NHL). His words are quoted by the capital’s press service.
“You see how we are playing now, everyone is confident, everyone understands the situation. That’s why we compete all season long, starting from training camp. “I don’t want to end the season in two weeks, I want to continue playing,” he said.
On March 24, in an NHL regular season game against the Winnipeg Jets, Ovechkin scored a double. The match ended with his team winning with a score of 3:0.
Washington is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 79 points. Rangers are in first place with 98 points. Florida ranks second with 97 points. In additional indicators, “Carolina” and “Boston” are inferior to “Florida”.
In the next match, the club from the US capital will play against Detroit. The match will be played on March 27. The kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 Moscow time.
Ovechkin before reputed The first NHL star of the week.