MOSCOW, Jan 8 The Washington Capitals were defeated in the regular match championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the “St. Louis Blues.” The meeting, which took place in St. Louis, ended with a score of 5: 1 (1: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0) in favor of the home team. Tory Krug (13th minute), Russian strikers Pavel Buchnevich (30, 57) and Ivan Barbashev (40), as well as Oscar Sundqvist (38) were among the winners. The Capitals scored a goal by Daniel Sprong (3). Washington's Russian strikers Alexander Ovechkin and Yevgeny Kuznetsov did not score points, and neither did their teammate Dmitry Orlov. Goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov was replaced after the second period. For 40 minutes of playing time, the Russian reflected 12 shots out of 16. Forward “St. Louis” Pavel Buchnevich added an assist to two goals, Klim Kostin did not score points.
