Washington Capitals lost to Boston Bruins in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The fight took place at Capital One Arena in Washington. During normal time the teams could not find a winner; Three periods ended with a score of 2:2. No goals were scored in overtime, but Boston was more accurate in the penalty shootout. Kevin Shattenkirk hit the winning shot.
Hampus Lindholm and John Beecher scored for Boston in regulation. Michael Sgarbossa and John Carlson scored the goals for the capital. Russian forward and Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin did not score a point in the match and did not take part in the post-match penalty shootout.
In the match against Toronto on March 29, Washington suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 1:5. Ovechkin also did not show any effective action.
On March 27, the Russian striker had a break in his five-game goal streak. He scored eight goals during this time. Ovechkin played in a total of 69 regular season matches this season and scored 26 goals and made 32 assists in these matches.
After 73 games, Washington sits seventh in the NHL Eastern Conference with 82 points. Washington’s next game will be on the road against the Buffalo Sabers.
Previously Artemiy Panarin translated Four points in an NHL game.