MOSCOW, May 3. Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin will play in the first game of the first round of the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) against the Florida Panthers, said the head coach of the capital team, Peter Laviolette, who was quoted by journalist Erin Brown on his Twitter. Ovechkin missed the final three games of the NHL regular season due to an upper injury body. In 77 regular season games, the 36-year-old Russian scored 90 points (50 goals and 40 assists). «Alex (Ovechkin) will play tonight,» Laviolette said. In the first round of the NHL playoffs, Washington will play against Florida «, which became the owner of the President's Cup. The first match of the series up to four wins will be held on Wednesday, beginning at 2:30 Moscow time.
