HC Washington defeated Calgary in the NHL home game

On March 10, the Washington Capitals hockey Club defeated Calgary 7-3 in a regular season home game of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Hendrix Lapierre, Tom Wilson, Connor McMichael scored a double for the host club. Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin spent 17 minutes on the ice, but did not excel in effective actions.

Blake Coleman, Egor Sharangovich and Russian forward Matvey Gridin scored goals for Calgary. In the current NHL season, the 20-year-old Russian has played 19 matches and scored 8 points.

For Washington, this victory was the first after a series of three defeats. The team moved to 11th position in the Eastern Conference standings, with 71 points after 65 matches played. Calgary is ranked 14th in the Western Conference.

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HC Washington Capitals announced on March 6 that they had parted ways with long-time defenseman John Carlson, who will now become a player for the Anaheim Ducks. Carlson played for the Washington team for about 15 consecutive seasons, but now he will go to play in California. Under the terms of the agreement, the Capitals received the right to select a player in the first round of the NHL draft in either 2026 or 2027, plus a third-round pick in the 2027 draft.

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