Rangers stifling Alex Ovechkin on way to 1st-round advantage over Capitals

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There is shutting down an opposing player and then there is what the New York Rangers have done to Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin over the first

Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin shoots during the second period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers , Sunday, April 21, 2024, in New York. two games of their first-round playoff series.

Yet in the first two games of the first-round series against the Rangers, Ovechkin has been held to just one shot across 120 minutes play while the Blueshirts jumped out to a 2-0 series lead. “He’s not getting those looks. Whether that’s a product of his matchups or a product of the line combinations, we’ve got to find a way to get him in spots where it’s him and Shesterkin.”

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