ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin has just one shot on goal through the first two games of the Washington Capitals’ first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers, which they trail 2-0.
Ovechkin’s lowest shot total through the first two games of a series before now was four and five in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final against Vegas. Washington went on to win each series. Carbery said he and Ovechkin have had some good discussions about how to get through defenders and be closer to the net for higher-quality opportunities and “attacking as much as he can.”
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