“Washington” without Ovechkin lost “Florida” and suffered a third defeat in a row in the NHL
The Washington Capitals lost to the Florida Panthers in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting was held in Washington and ended with a score of 6:3 in favor of the guests of the site. The capital’s team suffered a third consecutive defeat in the championship. Previously, the club lost to the Carolina Hurricanes (2:3) and the San Jose Sharks (1:4).
Washington played the last two games without a captain, Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin. On February 15, the forward announced the death of his father Mikhail. A day earlier, the hockey player left the location of “Washington” and flew to Moscow. Before the match with Florida, Washington paid tribute to Ovechkin Sr.
On January 10, Ovechkin Sr. was hospitalized with an exacerbation of a dissecting aneurysm. During the examination, a malignant neoplasm was found in a 71-year-old man.
Source: Lenta
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