Hockey: Nashville, Roman Josi’s team, is last in the NHL

Nashville suffered a second defeat in a row, a ninth setback since the start of the 2024-2025 regular season of the NHL championship (13 matches). On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, the Predators lost 3-2 at Capital One Arena against the Washington Capitals.

The winning goal was scored in the 51st minute by Russian winger Alexander Ovechkin (39), who now has 861 goals in the North American professional league. He only needs 34 goals to surpass Ontario’s Wayne Gretzky, who holds the absolute record in league history.

Last in the general ranking, tied with Philadelphia (9 points), the Tennessee franchise is going through a difficult phase like its captain Roman Josi (34 years old).

Aligned for 25’14” on the playing area of ​​the American capital, the Bernese defender did not darken the score sheet. Since the start of the campaign, he has only scored one goal (although he has had 57 shots on target) and has a differential of -10. For comparison, he finished the last regular season with a +12 after lighting the lamp 23 times.

The period is also complicated for Philipp Kurashev (25 years old) who suffered a setback with his Chicago team against Detroit at the United Center (1-4). The Bernese returned a -2 card. This is the worst differential among all forwards started by Blackhawks head coach Luke Richardson.

In the standings, the team based in the Windy City is 26th (14 outings, 11 points).