Washington Capitals defeated Detroit Red Wings in NHL match

The Washington Capitals Hockey Club (HC) was defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. The meeting took place on December 20 in Washington and ended with a score of 5:2 in favor of the team from Detroit.

Moritz Seider scored two points (a goal and an assist) for the winners, while James Van Riemsdyk, John Leonard, Elmer Soderblom and Dylan Larkin also scored goals.

Alexey Protas and Martin Fehervari scored goals for Washington. Alexander Ovechkin, the captain of the capital's club, played his seventh consecutive match without goals, with 31 points in 35 games of the season.

After the victory, Detroit is in second place in the Eastern Conference table with 43 points, while Washington, which has suffered its fifth defeat in the last seven matches, is in fourth position with 42 points.

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The Florida Panthers hockey club defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League regular season match on the same day. The match ended with a score of 4:3.

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