Washington lost to New Jersey in the NHL game despite Ovechkin’s help.

MOSCOW, April 14 – RIA Novosti. Hockey players “Washington Capitals” lost to the “New Jersey Devils” in the regular season game of the National Hockey League (NHL).

The match, which took place in the capital of the USA, ended with the victory of the visiting team with a score of 5:4 (1:3, 1:1, 2:0, 1:0) in overtime. As part of the “Devils” discs, double Eric Haula (18th and 44th minutes) scored in regular time, as well as Miles Wood (39) and Dougie Hamilton (53). Luke Hughes scored the winning goal in overtime (65). “Washington” recorded Joe Snivly (5), Rasmus Sandin (6), Craig Smith (11) and Tom Wilson (22).

Russian forward and “Washington” captain Alexander Ovechkin provided an assist. Striker “Capitals” Evgeny Kuznetsov took a shot at the goal and failed to score. The defender of the “capital” Alexander Alekseev took two shots on target and blocked one shot.

According to the results of the regular season of the 2022/23 season, Washington finished 12th in the Eastern Conference standings with 80 points in 82 games and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2013/14 season. “New Jersey” has amassed 112 points in 82 games and is ranked 3rd in the East. The Devils will face the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs.

In the other games of the day, the Buffalo Sabers beat the Ottawa Senators (4:3 Overtime) and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers (6:4). The Hurricanes became the winners of the Capital Division. They face the New York Islanders in the first round of the NHL playoffs.