Alex Ovechkin, second from right, sparked a celebration for the Capitals with his overtime goal against Carolina. (Gerry Broome/Associated Press)Barry Trotz was getting antsy as he watched Alex Ovechkin continue to twirl in his skates. The Washington Capitals captain was staying on the ice for an unusually long shift of overtime — 1:31 of exhausting, open-ice hockey. “Let’s just take it game by game, and then we’ll see what happens,” he said. But then 12:45 into the third period, Ovechkin tied it again by lifting a backhander, his least-favorite shot in his arsenal.

Source: Washington Post January 03, 2018 03:16 UTC