Russian goal in the NHL delighted the Americans. And Ovechkin said hello to Gretzky
Alexander excelled in his corporate style and helped the “capital” win.
Alexander Ovechkin just recently there was one match because of the expectation. And after returning to the squad, he abandoned the game for the second consecutive game!
This time, Pittsburgh came from Ovi’s actions in the attack: the captain of Washington, with an accurate throw, a Russian attack took place.
Pass or throw
The confrontation between “Pittsburgh” and “Washington” until recently was almost the most principled and most promoted in the league. However, the gradual degree in the matches between the teams began to decline. The tasks of the clubs have changed, the leaders have grown old, and the composition of the cars has been updated.
But no one canceled the duel between Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. Forwards from the very beginning divided all the fans into lovers of elegant passes and those who like beautiful goals. In addition, the players are very close in terms of points scored due to the set. The captain of “Washington” scored 1464 points (812 + 652), and the Canadian – 1466 points (540 + 926).
In the next match between Pittsburgh and Washington, the hockey players again showed the best quality: Ovechkin scored, and Crosby gave.
Ovechkin congratulated Gretzky
Interesting events on the ice occur even before the starting face-off. At the pre-game rollout, Ovi drove up to Pittsburgh defenseman Chris Letang, who met at that time had to help. In a short time, Letang suffered an injury and a stroke, recently from his father. The captain of “Washington” activated words of support for the opponent.
Nothing left. Immediately after the face-off, they began to play aggressively in the hope of a fast puck. More successful happened “cost”, which already happened in the fifth minute for the majority. And of course, the coaching staff called a special team led by Ovechkin onto the ice. The captain of “Washington” in past matches threw between duty in his “office” and work on the “penny”. However, this time he took a special place on the site and waited for the transfer.
“Pittsburgh” competently burned almost all the time of the minority. However, 30 seconds before the release of the fifth field, the “penguins” faltered. At the same time, Washington’s goal turned out to be purely Russian. Used by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov circled the opponent’s defense, changing places on the blue line, and then Kuznetsov gave an accurate cross pass to Ovi. The captain of “Washington” did not use the puck, but increased the throw and sent it into the near corner.
The fans were delighted with this moment. After all, almost all the time, most of Ovi is under the close tutelage of the opponent, but suddenly open up sharply and score the first goal of the match.
– Ovechkin puts the opponent in a no-win situation. You either play tight one-on-one with Ovi and essentially turn every event into a 4-on-3 game, or you let him set up an office at the top of the circle and shoot one-touch shots for two minutes. No chance, says BL0ATL0RD.
– The dude just stood in one release for 20 seconds, then unhooked from the defender and made one throw, and then celebrated the goal. The Greatest Sniper! — writes No_Angle_8106.
“He has mastered the art so immobile that he becomes invisible,” Cromasters jokes.
For Ovechkin, this puck has already become the 32nd event and the 812th in his career. Now the legendary Gretzky is only 82 goals away. Interestingly, Ovipal’s abandoned puck fell on the Canadian’s birthday. “Washington” could not get around and posted congratulations on social networks, attaching a photo of Ovechkin celebrating a goal.
In the remaining time of the observed, there was also something to see. Although the segment passed without a brain, the action is associated with human factors. At the end of the period, Washington fans were in for a pleasant surprise. The TV camera snatched Alexander Semin in the stands, who used to be a player of the “capital”. Fans cheered ex-caps hockey player.
For the “Washington” everything was perfect. However, this did not seem to please the keeper Darcy Camper, who began to get weird. Kemper missed a light shot from the blue line and trap missed the puck. And then, after the incident from his gate, the “penguins” celebrated the goal. In Pittsburgh, Crosby also participated in this attack, who chalked up transfers.
“Washington” will soon come out ahead. Probably enough to win back. “Washington” supported the mistaken Camper, who won in a series of post-match shootouts.