Three-time Gagarin Cup winner Alexey Emelin believes that Ivan Miroshnichenko, with the help of Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov, is able to unleash his full potential as part of the NHL club Washington Capitals.

On Friday night, Miroshnichenko entered the court for the first time as part of Washington in a preseason match against Detroit. He played in a trio with Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, notching two assists. The match ended in a victory for Washington with a score of 4:3.

— I can say that Ivan showed an excellent debut, scored points, good statistics. Now he needs to gain a foothold in the lineup, get a feel for the game, this is a completely different hockey. I think he can reach his full potential. It’s hard to judge from one game, but the next pre-season matches will show how he performs.

I believe that the help from Ovechkin and Kuznetsov will have a good effect on his NHL career. He has experienced guys next to him who have already seen and won a lot, this will be a big plus for him,” Metaratings.ru quotes Emelin.

In May, 19-year-old Miroshnichenko signed a rookie contract with Washington. In 2022, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that affects lymphocytes and destroys the patient’s immune system. After a course of treatment, the hockey player returned to sports; last season he played for Avangard Omsk.

Dynamo Moscow won a major home victory over Avangard Omsk in the Fonbet KHL Championship match.

The meeting ended with a score of 6:0 (1:0, 4:0, 1:0). The goals were scored by Cedric Paquette, Brennan Menell, Maxim Dzhioshvili, Eric O’Dell and Nikita Gusev, who scored a double. Dynamo forward Jordan Weal scored an assist poker.

Dynamo goalkeeper Konstantin Volkov stopped 28 shots on his own goal.

Alexey Kudashov’s team scored 18 points and is in second place in the Western Conference table, Avangard (11) is eighth in the East.

In the next match, Dynamo will play away against Kunlun on October 2, and Avangard will meet with the Chinese team the day before.

Watch Fonbet matches of the KHL Championship on the channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

KHL. Regular season

“Dynamo” (Moscow) – “Avangard” (Omsk) – 6:0 (1:0, 4:0, 1:0)

Goals: Puckett, 7:47. Menell, 27:08. Dzhioshvili, 31:30 (bol.). Gusev, 36:17 (bol.), 40:27 (bol.). O’Dell, 39:26 (bol.).

Metallurg Magnitogorsk beat Ufa’s Salavat Yulaev on the road in a match of the KHL regular season.

The meeting ended with the score 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0). Robin Press scored the winning goal in the 42nd minute.

Magnitogorsk broke a streak of three defeats in a row and leads the Eastern Conference table with 19 points. Salavat is sixth in the East with 12 points.

In the next match, Metallurg will host Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik on October 2, and the Ufa team will play away at Tolyatti Lada on the same day.

Watch live broadcasts of Fonbet KHL Championship matches on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

KHL. Regular season

“Salavat Yulaev” (Ufa) – “Metallurg” (Magnitogorsk) – 0:1 (0:0, 0:0, 0:1)

Goals: Press, 41:44.