Washington suffered the biggest defeat of the NHL season without Ovechkin.

The Washington Capitals hockey club, without its captain, Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, suffered the biggest defeat in the current season of the National Hockey League (NHL) in a match against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The match took place on April 12 at the Nationwide Arena, home to Columbus, and ended with a score of 7:0 in favor of the hosts. This defeat was the biggest for Washington this season.

Ovechkin did not participate in the match because he was given a rest. The winning team scored goals from Zach Werensky (1st minute), Kent Johnscon (5th minute), Sean Monahan (25th minute), Cole Sillinger (26th minute), James van Riemsdyk (58th minute), and Adam Fantilli (20th and 23rd minute).

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