Hockey
Minnesota forward Tarasenko was named the first star of the NHL match against Washington
Russian forward of the Minnesota Wild Vladimir Tarasenko was recognized as the first star of the home match of the NHL regular season against the Washington Capitals.
Minnesota hockey players beat Washington with a score of 5:0. Tarasenko scored 3 (2+1) points
Swedish Wild goalkeeper Filip Gustavsson was chosen as the second star, having stopped 25 out of 25 shots.
The third star was another Russian striker for Minnesota, Danila Yurov. He has 3 (1+2) points.
Minnesota scored 45 points and secured third place in the Western Conference. Washington (40) dropped to fifth place in the East.
Source: Sportbox
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