While the world follows the records of Alexander Ovechkin, which he beats in every match, his Washington is suffering. The team had a very poor start to the season and is now trailing in 12th place in the East.
How it happened
On Saturday, the capital lost the fourth mostbet-az-90.com times in a row: this time on Arizona's home ice, who had only three wins before that match.
Things might not have ended so badly in the second period, Ovechkin opened the scoring and broke Gordie Howe's single-team goalscoring record of 787 for Washington against 786 for Detroit.
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Of course, there were important milestones in the last two games. It's nice that my children, and my wife, and all the fans are here. My parents watched in Moscow. But, unfortunately, we didn't manage to win, Ovechkin said after the game.
I don't know what that is. We didn't do enough to win, said Trevor van Riemsdyk, who assisted Ovi's record goal. It's hard to win in this league and unfortunately we don't do the simple things it takes to win.
Washington was 2-0 up until the 47th minute and then got three goals in a row, with a third missed in the last minute Kumper failed to catch a harmless shot from Barrett Hayton, the puck went under the pads and was finished off into an empty net by Nick Ritchie.
It was the same story as in the last four games, the chief said Washington coach Peter Laviolette. We didn't score many goals, and if you don't score many goals, you need to pay attention to the defense, and in the third period it should be better.
What is Washington's problem? First of all, in concentration, the team has already lost eight times this season, and in six of them the opponent got a strong-willed victory. And in the last three matches, the capital opened the scoring, but eventually lost.
Another important injury factor. In the match with the Coyotes, Dmitry Orlov was added to the already long list.
The last time Washington started so badly was in the 2012/13 season, then after 13 matches, the capital had only 9 points and four wins. That lockout-shortened season by the Capitals ended up finishing in first place in the division, with Ovechkin the league's top scorer.
Curiously, Washington's main antagonist is now on an even worse streak with the Penguins at 7 consecutive losses. And in the next match, these teams will just play each other.