The head coach “Washington » Spencer Carbury evaluating the performance of the team captain Alexandra Ovechkina in the NHL playoff series against the Rangers, pointed out that the Russian forward spent a lot of energy at the end of the regular season.
Washington met the New York Rangers in the first round of the National Hockey League Eastern Conference playoffs and lost in four games (0-4). Ovechkin didn’t score a single point in the series.
“The majority plays a very important role when they experience difficulties and do not have opportunities. Opponents watched him so closely that every time he received the puck, he only had half a second to make a play, and usually he was already stuck by then. I think that played a big role for him in this episode.
This year we relied on him in the second half of the regular season. Ovechkin has done an incredible job finding his game. All season we’ve had to find opportunities to score goals. In the second half (after the deadline) it became even more difficult.
It was a very difficult second half of the year. Especially these last two weeks, where every game was like a match of life and death for our team. “I felt it took a lot of strength from Ovechkin physically and mentally going into the playoffs,” the coach said according to ESPN.
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