Hockey

Ovechkin's goal and assist helped Washington beat Nashville

Washington Capitals defeated Nashville Predators with a score of 3:2 in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting was held on the ice of the Capital One Arena in Washington.

The winners scored goals by Connor McMichael (4') and Alexei Protas (35'). Alexander Ovechkin also scored a goal and an assist (50').

Juuso Pärssinen (3') and Steven Stamkos (35') scored for Nashville.

At the end of the meeting Washington with 18 points on the account takes third place in the Eastern Conference table. Predators with nine points are on the last, 16th line in the West table.

In the next game, the Capitals will play Pittsburgh on November 9, while Nashville will face Florida the day before.

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