Ovechkin commented on Washington's defeat in the game with Vancouver

January 26, captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin said that the team fought to the end, but it lacked the realization to win the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) against the Vancouver Canucks.

The match was held on the night of January 26 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the game ended in a 2-1 victory for the hosts.

"I think we had some pretty good scoring chances. Obviously the opposing goalie played well, and you could see at the end that we just couldn't realize our intent. The puck was hanging around, bouncing around not in our favor. But it was a good battle, we'll fight to the end," the words of the losing team are quoted on the NHL website.

Ovechkin in this match was not marked by productive actions. On his account at the moment 34 points in 33 games this season, specifies "Sport-Express".

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About the loss of the team "Washington Capitals" became known earlier in the day. It was noted that for "Washington" the puck was scored by Pierre-Luc Dubois, for "Vancouver" the double was made by Quinn Hughes. As a result of this game "Washington" interrupted the winning streak of six games.

Earlier, on January 21, Ovechkin said that he has a hard time scoring goals because he has to play against very strong defensemen. The forward added that hockey is a team sport where you can't act alone.

On January 17, Ovechkin cut the gap from Wayne Gretzky's record to 20 goals.