Washington defeated Florida in the third match of the Stanley Cup series, Ovechkin has a goal and an assist

Washington defeated Florida in the third game of the series of the first round of the NHL playoffs.

The meeting ended with a score of 6:1 in favor of the Capitals. The hosts responded to Jonathan Huberdeau’s puck with accurate shots from T.J. Oshi, Markus Johansson, Trevor van Rimsdyk, Alexander Ovechkin, John Carlson and Garnet Hathaway.

In addition to the abandoned puck, which became Ovechkin’s first in the current Stanley Cup draw, the Russian also scored an assist and 6 power moves. Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov finished the game with a -1 utility score, while defenseman Dmitry Orlov blocked three shots in 20 minutes and 21 seconds on the ice.

Russian goaltender “Washington” Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves, goaltender “Florida” Sergey Bobrovsky repelled 24 shots out of 29.

The score in the series to four wins was 2-1 in favor of “Washington”. The fourth match of the confrontation will take place on the night of May 9-10 Moscow time.

NHL. Playoffs

Washington Capitals (Washington) – Florida Panthers (Sunrise) – 6:1 (1:1, 2:0, 3:0)

Goals: Oshi, 19:34 (bol.). Johansson, 29:51. Van Riemsdyk, 38:49. Ovechkin, 50:25 (bol.). Carlson, 55:40. Hathaway 59:18. — Huberdeau, 2:45.