With every Columbus Blue Jackets player expecting Ovechkin to shoot, he passed, setting up a wide-open Boyd for the first goal of Boyd’s career. To set up that play, he had picked the puck off Columbus defenseman Ryan Murray in the neutral zone. And while secondary scoring has been necessary with Washington especially banged up over the past month, Ovechkin has been a constant in every Capitals win. When the Capitals had breakdowns against Columbus, he made up for them, stopping 17 shots through the first two periods. He turned away 11 more in the third period, and as blue-clad fans exited Nationwide Arena, they booed, frustrated with a Columbus team that was again bested by Washington.

Source: Washington Post December 09, 2018 03:02 UTC