The hockey players of the “Washington Capitals” were defeated by the “New York Rangers” in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game.
The contest, which took place in the US capital, concluded with a victory for the visitors by a score of 7:3 (1:0, 1:3, 5:0). For the “Rangers,” the goals were scored by Taylor Raddysh, who tallied a brace (15th and 49th minutes), Will Cuylle (32), Alexis Lafrenière (50), Vincent Trocheck (54, 59), and Russian forward Artemi Panarin (58). For the home side, John Carlson (21), Dylan Strome (29), and Belarusian forward Alexey Protas (33) managed to score.
Washington’s Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin spent 18 minutes of ice time, made one shot on goal, delivered one check, and did not register any points. Ovechkin extended his personal goal drought to nine matches. The 40-year-old Russian has not earned points in five consecutive games. Following 37 contests in the 2025/26 season, the “Washington” captain has 31 productive points (14 goals and 17 assists).
Artemi Panarin also recorded an assist. Rangers defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov shot once on target, blocked four shots, and delivered one check. The “Blueshirts'” goalie Igor Shesterkin saved 27 of 30 shots.
“Washington” suffered its seventh loss in the last nine NHL championship matches. The “Rangers” secured their third victory in the last four games.
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