Washington suffered its sixth defeat in a row, Ovechkin scored no points

MOSCOW, April 8 Washington Capitals hockey players were defeated in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) against the Ottawa Senators.
The meeting, which took place in the US capital, ended with the guests winning in overtime with a score of 3:2 (0:1, 1:1, 1:0, 1:0). For Ottawa, Mark Kastelitz (26th minute) and Ridley Greig (53rd minute) scored goals in regulation time. The author of the decisive goal in overtime was Jake Sanderson (61). Max Pacioretty (5) and Belarusian striker Alexey Protas (38) scored for the home team.
National Hockey League (NHL)08 April 2024 • starts at 01:00Finished at OTWashingtonUSA2 : 3OttawaCanada
04:43 • Max Pacioretty (Hendrik Lapierre)
37:10 • Alexey Protas (Trevor van Riemsdyk, Martin Fehervary)
25: 40 • Mark Kastelic (Jakob Chychrun, Parker Kelly)
52:49 • Ridley Greig (Shane Pinto, Erik Brunnstrom)
60:41 • Jake Sanderson (Ridley Greig, Brady Tkachuk)

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Washington forward and captain Alexander Ovechkin made two shots on target, performed one power move, finished the match with a utility score of minus 1 and scored no points.

Washington forward Ivan Miroshnichenko scored one power move. Capital defender Alexander Alekseev blocked one shot and had three hits. Ottawa defender Artem Zub was not effective.

Washington suffered its sixth defeat in a row. The Capitals are in tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 83 points after 77 games. Ottawa broke a three-game losing streak. The Senators are in 14th place in the East with 72 points.
In another match of the NHL game day, the Arizona Coyotes hockey players beat the San Jose Sharks (5:2).