“The team is looking forward to leaving for Toronto. We missed hockey. Of course, it will be difficult to be far from the family. But everyone understands why we are going there. Plus, I like the mood in the locker room, ”Ovechkin said in an interview with the club's press service.
The NHL season will resume immediately with the Stanley Cup playoffs and will be held in Toronto and Edmonton. 24 teams will play in the playoffs.
Earlier it was reported that the goalkeeper of "Washington" Samsonov has a pinched nerve in his back.