Hockey,
March 31, 11:15
Ovechkin played his most “powerful” match since 2011
The captain of “Washington” made 11 power moves in the game once morest “Tampa”. The last time he did this was 12 years ago once morest New Jersey.
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The Washington Capitals lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-5 in the away game of the NHL regular season.
The winners included Alex Killorn (10th), Steven Stamkos (20), Pat Maroon (45, 57) and Eric Cernak (59). The losers scored Craig Smith (37), who was assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Ovechkin breaks record-breaking hitting streak
The captain of “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin did not score points, finishing the meeting with a utility indicator of “minus 3”. On account of the 37-year-old striker 11 power moves. The last time Ovechkin had that many hits was in 2011 once morest the New Jersey Devils.
In total, this is Ovechkin’s fourth career match with 11+ power hits. The record was set in February 2009 once morest the New York Rangers (13).
Washington is only 12th in the Western Conference with 77 points in 76 games. For the first time since the 2013/14 season, the club is in danger of not getting into the playoffs.
Ivan Vitchenko.
