The meeting took place at the T-Dee Garden stadium in Boston and ended in a shootout with a score of 2: 1.
In the third period, a conflict arose between the Russian captain of "Washington" Alexander Ovechkin and the forward of "Boston" Trent Federick.
Ovechkin hit his opponent in the groin with a stick.
Both hockey players received a two-minute penalty.
A video of the episode can be viewed on journalist Nick Alberg's Twitter page.
Mood: 🔊 pic.twitter.com/FtuoJF0APU
- Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) March 4, 2021
Earlier it was reported that Tampa beat Dallas.