Washington was defeated by Florida in the NHL match

The Washington Capitals hockey Club was defeated by the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match. The match was held at the American Bank Arena on December 30 and ended with a score of 5:3 in favor of the Florida club.

Finnish striker Anton Lundell scored the first goal for the winning team in the 5th minute of the game, followed by Canadians Sam Rinehart (13th and 60th), Brad Marchand (47th) and Aaron Ekblad (54th). Canadian strikers Tom Wilson (4th, 20th) and Dylan Strome (44th) scored for the capital club.

Russian forward of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin spent 20 minutes on the ice, during which he struck two shots on goal, and also used five power techniques. Another Russian hockey player, goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky of Florida, blocked 22 of 25 shots in this match.

For Washington, it was their seventh loss in their last nine games, while Florida won for the sixth time in their last eight games.

Ivanovo means: the results of the regular season before the break in the NHL

Demidov is the best rookie, Ovechkin stopped scoring, and a Russian link appeared in Minnesota.

A day earlier, the national teams of Finland and Latvia met in the USA as part of the group stage match of the World Youth Hockey Championship. The game ended with a score of 8-0 in favor of the Finns: Joona Saarelainen, Lasse Boelius, Jasper Kuhta, Roope Westerinen, Heikki Ruohone, Maxim Westergaard and Emil Hemming brought the pucks to the team.

All important news is on the Izvestia channel in the MAX messenger.