In Washington (USA), at the Capital One Arena stadium, another regular season match of the National Hockey League of the 2022/2023 season was held, in which the Washington Capitals hosted the New York Rangers. The meeting ended with the victory of the hosts with a score of 6:3 (1:1, 4:0, 1:2).
In the middle of the match, there was a skirmish, during which Rangers striker Filip Khitil wanted to find out something from Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov. Compatriot Alexander Ovechkin stood up for his teammate, who grabbed the guest hockey player from the back and squeezed him in a strong hug, preventing the brawl from flaring up.
Kuznetsov scored twice in the last match and gave two assists, becoming the second star of the meeting.
Kuznetsov put a mocking masterpiece! “Washington” interrupted the worst time in the era of Ovechkin
Source: “Championship”
Head photo: Getty Images
Author:Anton Panchenko