The meeting was held in New York and ended with a score of 4: 1.

As part of the hosts, Artemy Panarin took a double and his compatriot Pavel Buchnevich and Brett Howden distinguished themselves once. At “Capitals” the only goal was scored by Russian Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Buchnevich was also noted for the assist.

In the next match, New York will meet with the Ottawa Senators, and Washington will play with the Vancouver Canucks.

Earlier in North America, the Vegas Golden Knights goalie salvation in the NHL match was called the save of the century.