The Russian scored in the 6th minute with the passes of Ondřej Palat and Brayden Point when playing in equal compositions.
The rivals, however, not only leveled the score, but also came out ahead: the goals were in the assets of Ryan Murray and Oliver Bjorkstrand.
The game is now on hiatus after the first period.
Earlier it was reported that the captain of the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, promised to draw conclusions from the mistakes made by the team in the playoff match with the New York Islanders (2: 4).