At this moment in Washington (USA) at the stadium “Capital One Arena” is the match of the regular season of the National Hockey League, in which the “Washington Capitals” takes “Anaheim Ducks”. Before the match, during the presentation of the players, the arena exploded with applause, meeting Alexander Ovechkin, who returned to the Russian forward of the capital club.
Recall that the 37-year-old striker left the capital club and flew to Russia on February 14 due to health problems with his father, Mikhail. The next day, February 15, it became known that Ovechkin Sr. had passed away. The cause of death was a long illness. Mikhail Ovechkin was 71 years old. The match with Anaheim will be the first for Alexander Ovechkin after returning from Russia.
Washington has 62 points from 59 games and is 11th in the Eastern Conference standings. Ovechkin has played 54 games this season, scoring 54 (32+22) points.
Ovechkin is back in Washington! He survived the grief and is ready to save his sinking team
Source: “Championship”
Head photo: Getty Images
Author:Alexander Kozhevnikov
