Russian hockey player Ovechkin uses a blowtorch to 'fix' his helmet in the NHL game

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The captain of the US team Washington Capitals later explains why he had to resort to that unusual method.

The captain of the Washington Capitals, Alexánder Ovechkin. Nashville, USA, on October 10, 2019.

 

Russian ice hockey player Alexánder Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals US team, resorted to a torch in the middle of the game to 'fix' his helmet.

According to the sports portal reporter The Athletic, Tarik El-Bashir, Ovechkin told that media outlet that he used the blowtorch to remove a sticker from the helmet's visor, that he "was going crazy" and could not remove it.

The Washington Capitals won on Wednesday the Los Angeles Kings (3-1) in a duel corresponding to the American National Hockey League (NHL).