Russian forward Ivan Miroshnichenko of the Washington Capitals club of the National Hockey League (NHL) was transferred to the Hershey Bears farm club, which plays in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Reported on November 20 was called He will be the Washington Capitals’ starter in Alexander Ovechkin’s absence due to injury.
Now the Russian player’s place in the starting lineup will be taken by Ethan Frank, the best sniper of the AHL team this season.
Miroshnichenko, 20, played in 16 games this season for the Hershey Bears farm club, which plays in the AHL, and recorded 14 points (7 goals and 7 assists).
On the night of November 19, Washington beat Utah in an away match with a score of 6:2. Ovechkin managed to score two goals. In the third period, the hockey player was injured and could not continue the game. Ovechkin missed more than a month due to this injury.
Ovechkin continues to chase the “eternal” sniper record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals in his career. The Russian hockey player has 872 goals in the NHL, the difference is 22 goals. He scored 19 goals this season.
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Source: Gazeta
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