the leaders of the national team , yegor sherangovich and alexey protos , are looking great in the currentnal hockey league, so their head-to-head confrontation has aroused great interest here at home. it was important for both washington and calgary to win today as the teams continue to fight for a spot in the playoffs, so the bookmakers, the odds on victoria, and canadians and americans were rated about the same. however, the canadians were unable to build on their success, and tom wilson, sending the puck into an empty net, eventually put an end to the match 5:2. washington is stronger. in the standings of the eastern conference and the capitals rise to eighth place, the flames are only eleventh in the west, already eight points from the playoff zone. washington forward alexey protos spent 14 minutes 5 seconds on the ice and made two shots. goal and won one throw-in with a utility score of zero. egor shorangovich spent 15 minutes on the court 43 seconds, threw one shot at goal, won six throw-ins, finished the match with a utility score of minus one. but alexander ovechkin, having scored