The meeting, held in Raleigh, ended with a score of 4: 3 in favor of the guests.

Victory “Washington” brought the goals of Richard Panik, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller and Yakub Vrana. Alexander Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov recorded one goal assist. Goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov repelled 38 shots on goal.

Carolina responded with goals from Jordan Staal, Teuvo Teryaväinen and Ryan Dzingel. Andrei Svechnikov gave two assists.

Earlier it was reported that Ilya Kovalchuk signed a contract with Montreal Canadiens.