"Washington" Alexander Ovechkin defeated "Calgary" and became the leader of the NHL

"Washington Capitals" defeated the "Calgary Flames" in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, which took place on January 29, ended with a score of 3:1.

The winners scored goals by Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome and Alexei Protas. Blake Coleman scored for the opposing team off a pass from Russian forward Andrei Kuzmenko.

After the victory, Washington scored 73 points and became the leader of the league standings, as well as ahead of the Winnipeg Jets by extra points.

Return of the captain: Alexander Ovechkin is back in the game

Ovi has recovered from injury, Artemi Panarin's Rangers are in danger of missing the playoffs, and a Russian ligament has shined in Columbus

January 26, captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin commented on the team's defeat in the game with Vancouver. He said that the team fought to the end, but it lacked realization to win the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) against the Vancouver Canucks. The match was held at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the game ended with a 2-1 victory for the home team.