“Washington” brothers Protasov lost to “Carolina” in the match of the championship of the NHL

In the match of the regular championship of the National Hockey League, held today, October 14, at night in Minsk time, the Washington Capitals lost to the Carolina Hurricanes - 2: 4. It's reported by sb.by.

The owners of the ice scored Andrey Svechnikov twice (24th, 54th minutes), Eric Robinson (39) and Mark Jankowski (59th, in empty goal), the guests – Boone Jenner (10) and Justin Hall (27).

Participation in the match was taken by Belarusian strikers “Washington” Alexei and Ilya Protasy, who did not score bombardment points. Alexei Protas, having spent 15 minutes 57 seconds on the court, twice threatened the opponent’s goal, made one loss and won the only face-off in which he participated. Ilya Protas, who got 13 minutes 3 seconds of time on the ice, made three shots into the goal, blocked one “shot” of the opponent, applied one power technique, made two losses and won two of five face-offs. Each of the Belarusian forwards still has 2 (0+2) points on the goal plus pass system this season.

The Washington Capitals, with six points after six meetings, are 12th in the Eastern Conference table. In the next match, the “capital” on the night of October 15, Minsk time will host the Montreal Canadiens.

In the regular season of the National Hockey League, all teams will play 84 games. The playoffs will start in April and end next June. The current champion is the Carolina Hurricanes, who won in the final series last season against the Vegas Golden Knights with a total score of 4-2.