Ovechkin said Washington needs to play better in the Stanley Cup playoffs
Captain of the National Hockey League (NHL) Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, assessed the team’s defeat in the first match of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. His words are quoted on the league’s website.
The hockey player responded with the phrase “everyone needs to play much better” to the result of the match with the New York Rangers. He felt it necessary to forget about this defeat and move forward.
The first meeting between the teams in the playoffs took place on the evening of April 21 and ended in a victory for the Rangers with a score of 4:1. The next match between the clubs is scheduled to take place on April 24 and will begin at two o’clock in the morning Moscow time. The series will last until four wins by one of the teams.
The current Stanley Cup champion is the Vegas Golden Knights. In the finals, the team was stronger than the Florida Panthers.
Source: Lenta
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