Washington Capitals’ Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin missed the club’s last practice. Journalist Sammy Silber reported this on his social networks.
Forward TJ Oshie and defenseman John Carlson missed practice along with Ovechkin, according to the source. It was reported that the hockey players were given a rest period after the team’s last matches.
On March 31, Washington will host Boston as part of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL).
In the match against Toronto on March 29, Washington suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 1:5. Ovechkin did not show any effective action.
On March 27, the Russian striker had a break in his five-game goal streak. During this time he scored eight goals (three doubles).
Ovechkin played in a total of 69 regular season matches this season and scored 26 goals and made 32 assists in these matches. His team is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, which gives him the right to compete in the play-offs.
Hockey player Fedotov, who previously went to the USA saidWhether he is considering coming to Russia.