From blocked shots to backchecks to fisticuffs, the Capitals captain is showing he wants nothing more than a second title.
Alex Ovechkin's contributions have gone beyond scoring this series. By Isabelle Khurshudyan Isabelle Khurshudyan Reporter covering the Washington Capitals Email Bio Follow April 16 at 3:39 PM RALEIGH, N.C. — As Alex Ovechkin exited the penalty box after his five-minute sentence, players on the Washington Capitals’ bench stood and smacked their sticks against the boards in appreciation of their captain. Meanwhile, the crowd at PNC Arena booed.
Although the Capitals prefer Ovechkin not drop the gloves and risk injury, he was the rare Washington player who showed life in Monday’s abysmal 5-0 loss, which trimmed the team’s series lead to 2-1. “That was big for him to show his emotion. … We kind of wasted that energy that he created. That happens again, we won’t sit back,” Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby said.
Capitals Coach Todd Reirden’s response contained a couple of not-so-subtle jabs back at Brind’Amour, who appeared to be having words with Washington forward Tom Wilson after the fight. And just like that, the first real controversy of the series has arrived, and while many predicted the pugilistic Wilson would be involved, it’s Ovechkin, who has fought just four times in his 14-year career. Who challenged whom isn’t as relevant as both participants agreeing to the fisticuffs, which was clear from the replay.
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