“Washington” managed to rehabilitate for a failure defeat from Montreal in the first exit match of the playoffs. Capitals produced a third victory in the series and are now a step away from the exit to the next round.

Alexander Ovechkin played a key role in the success of the team, who charged the teammates with emotions and kept in fear of rivals!

Serious loss for Montreal

In the third match of the Montreal series, he was able to use the support of home stands and get the first victory in the confrontation. However, Canadiens achieved what was desired at a very high price – the main goalkeeper of the team Samuel Montembo was injured. It is interesting that in that game Logan Thompson left the ice, but the goalkeeper “Capitals” recovered and was in the application for the next meeting.

Logan Thompson / Photo: © Minas Panagiotakis / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

The head coach of Montreal Martenu San Louis again had to bet on Yakub Dobs. The Spencer Carbury team is also not the best composition. North American journalists reported that the Belarusian striker Alexei Protas was close to the return and could be played for the first time in the current playoffs already on Sunday, but the hockey player was not in the application.

Ovechkin holds in fear of rivals

In the starting period, the teams exchanged only deletions. At the same time, the rivals fought on an equal footing, not allowing each other to take possession of the advantage. Ovechkin tried to intercept the initiative due to the hard power game. In one of the episodes, he overdid it and missed when he wanted to imprint Alexander Carrie on board. As a result, the Russian was on a bench of the Canadiens spare!

At the beginning of the second game segment, Anthony Bovilier took advantage of the mistake of the defenders on a strange blue line, fled to the counterattack and managed to throw Dobs into the shield. The first on the selection was Dylan Strogum, who efficiently played for finishing – 1: 0.

It seemed that Washington would not make previous mistakes and try to calmly bring the matter to victory. However, even before the break, Montreal twice upset Thompson.

At first, in the 31st minute, in the majority, Ivan Demidov took the game on himself, rolled over the gate and, with an uncomfortable hand, gave an accurate gear to the nickle, and Yurai Slavfkovsky with a throw in one touch realized the excess-1: 1. The first point of Demidov in his career in the playoffs of the NHL!

And at the end of the period, the captain of Washington went to the penalty box – Ovechkin flew to Jake Evans at full speed! The Canadian, as a result of a forceful reception, lost not only balance, but also a club. Three Canadiens players immediately drove up to the Russian, but no one began to sort things out with him.

Alexander Ovechkin / Photo: © Bruce Bennett / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

The hosts eventually realized the majority with the efforts of Cole Cofield, while the demidov took part in the attack, who designed the assistant double – 2: 1. In such a game, the asshole could continue, but after the break, “Washington” significantly added and completely took the period, upsetting Dobs four times!

At first, Brandon Duhaim tried to shoot a nickle, but after a series of ricochet, the puck was in the grid. And then at the end of the period, Andrew Mandzhipan struck the far corner with a chic thrill from under the defender-3: 2.

In the remaining time, Montreal tried to recoup, but to no avail. San Louis changed the goalkeeper to the sixth field player in the hope of storming, but the guests twice struck the empty gates-Duchaim, who designed a double, and Tom Wilson distinguished themselves.

As a result, Washington got a confident victory – 5: 2. And although Ovechkin did not score his points, he played an important role, charging the teammates with energy with the help of a rigid power game. “Capitals” a step away from the exit to the next stage of the Stanley Cup. The team can get a ticket to the second round on Wednesday in the home arena.