Points by Ovechkin, Kuznetsov and Orlov helped Washington beat Nashville in the NHL

The meeting took place in Washington and ended with a score of 5: 3, although during the game the local team won 3: 0.

Lars Eller, John Carlson, Nick Dowd, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Karl Hagelin distinguished themselves as the hosts.

Russian forward and Capitals defender Alexander Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov scored assists.

The guests responded with washers by Yakov Trenin, Luc Kanin and Philip Forsberg.

In this match for Washington, the Russian Alexander Alekseev made his debut, who spent about nine minutes on the ice.

And goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov saved 17 out of 20 shots.

Earlier it was reported that Ovechkin led the captains vote for the NHL All-Star Game.