A sudden Russian goal woke up Washington! But Alekseev was on the verge of a mistake.

A sudden Russian goal woke up Washington! But Alekseev was on the verge of a mistake.

November 23, 2023, 07:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.

But he kept the puck, threw it and scored, putting the capital team back in the game. The case ended with a comeback and a brilliant ending.

Washington is doing very well these days. After failing at the beginning, Spencer Carbury’s team gained good momentum at the end of October-November and approached the game against Buffalo with a series of four consecutive victories.

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But the start of the game with the Blades did not go well for the capital’s residents. In the 16th minute, Washington was on fire 0-2. At first, the home defense did not know who should keep Peterka, and the German, having received a lot of free ice, went for Kemper. And then, another mistake by Washington’s defense was gracefully taken advantage of by Benson, who showed off his individual skill with a handkerchief.

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The Capitals were pretty down, but 57 seconds after Benson’s taunting puck, the team woke up to an unexpected Russian goal. Defenseman Alexander Alekseev almost missed the puck from the zone, but he shot from the blue line, the puck found a rebound at the Buffalo defender’s point and went into the net past Devon Levi.

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This is the first goal in the NHL for the 24-year-old Russian, who has played in Washington’s system for four years. Alekseev achieved this pleasant achievement in the 42nd match.

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Alekseev’s goal didn’t immediately change the game, but Washington woke up, took off, and midway through the second half, TJ Oshie tied the score. However, in the 35th minute, the “capital” was left with three players due to the successive eliminations of Jensen and McMichael; Buffalo did not implement the 5-on-3 format, but on the standard power play, Cozens once again put the “blades” ahead. .

Washington spent most of the third period trying to recover. “Buffalo” held on without trying too hard, Levy was reliable, but 75 seconds before the siren sounded, the “Capitals” somehow casually defended themselves. They removed the goalkeeper, secured six players in the zone and Tom Wilson, forgotten by the Blades defense in the center of the zone, made a great touch after Strome’s pass.

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And in overtime, Strome became Washington’s hero. He ran “2 on 1” together with Milano towards Levi’s goal, did not share the puck with his teammate and threw it with precision to the Blades goalie. There were only 8 seconds left in overtime!

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Ovechkin, who is aiming for 1,500 career points, was left without points today, but it should have been clear to everyone long ago that the Washington captain, despite the great pursuit of Gretzky’s record, is still primarily interested in the team success. And they are: today the capitalians achieved their fifth consecutive victory, confirming their current second place in the powerful Metropolitan Division.