MOSCOW, Mar 27 Washington Capitals Hockey Players Beat New Jersey Devils» in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, which took place in the US capital, ended with a score of 4:3 (0:0, 1:2, 3:1) in favor of the hosts. Tom Wilson (23rd minute), Connor McMichael (43), Niklas Backstrom (47) and Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin (52) scored as the winners. New Jersey scored Jack Hughes (21), Damon Siverson (28) and Jesper Bratt (60). Russian Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov scored one assist, while Washington defender Dmitry Orlov scored no points. Goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov remained on the bench. The Belarusian striker of the Devils Yegor Sharangovich recorded one scoring pass in his asset. In a parallel match, the Montreal Canadiens hockey players beat the Toronto Maple Leafs (4:2).
