Ovechkin's assistant hat-trick helped Washington beat Montreal

The meeting in Washington at the Capital One Arena stadium ended with a score of 6: 3 in favor of the hosts.

Russian hockey players Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov scored on the puck for the winning team.

Alexander Ovechkin scored three assists and finished the meeting with a "+2" rating.

The gate of "Washington" in this match was defended by Ilya Samsonov, who reflected 25 of 28 shots.

Earlier, Kasparaitis said that Zubov will cope with the Russian youth team.