At the end of the first period, Ovechkin received a blow on his hand with a cool guy. As a result, a wound appeared and the player went to the room below the stands. In the locker room he was stitched, after which he returned to the ice in the second dvadtsatiminutke.
The Russian made an assist in this match, but the meeting ended with the defeat of “Washington” with a score of 1: 2.
Previously, Panarin set the Columbus record for scoring overtime in the season.