Washington beat Philadelphia in the first NHL match after the Olympics

The Washington Capitals hockey Club (HC), consisting of Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin, beat the Philadelphia Flyers in the first regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) after the Olympics. The match took place on the ice of the Capital One Arena on February 26 and ended with a score of 3:1.

Rasmus Sandin, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Alexey Protas scored goals for the capital team. Jackson Kates scored a goal for the visiting team. Ovechkin spent 13 minutes and 22 seconds on the ice, during which time he made three throws and a power shot.

Washington scored 67 points in 60 games and is in 9th place in the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia is in 14th with 61 points in 57 games.

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The capital's team is fighting with competitors and is trying to sign Panarin.

Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin played his 1,551th game in the NHL regular season and took 17th place in the list of players with the most matches, surpassing Canadian hockey player Alex Delvecchio with 1,550 games. The leader in this indicator remains Canadian Patrick Marleau, who has 1779 matches on his account.

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