For the Capitals to have a chance at putting a dent in their 2-0 playoff deficit, their captain and offensive pulse needs to find a way to get going.
NEW YORK — This entire series for the Washington Capitals — this absolute slog up an incline as steep as the Empire State Building — is not at the feet of Alex Ovechkin. Yet here, in the second period of a game in which the Caps were somehow still competing, came the puck to Ovechkin’s feet as he stood along the boards at his own blue line, the cacophony of Madison Square Garden all around him.
That may be true, because Games 3 and 4 are back in the comfort of Capital One Arena. But the first two games have clearly outlined the differences between these teams. One claimed the Presidents’ Trophy; the otherin its 82nd game. The Rangers are faster, deeper, more skilled and more confident. And yet, in those moments, he somehow wasn’t the threat he has been for the better part of two decades.
Those blocked shots — that’s one of the elements that indicate to Carbery that Ovechkin isn’t quite in sync. But there’s more, and it applies as the series shifts to D.C.“In a game, five-on-five — and even, I include the power play with him — he should, on a nightly basis, get four or five looks, whether they go in or not,” Carbery said. “That’s the first part is he’s not getting those looks.
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