That seems to be the concensus coming from the Washington camp that Alex Ovechkin needs more ice time. And it keeps Ovi's dangerous offensive linemates -- T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom -- on the ice in defensive roles. That means Ovi has to skip a shift or two, or play on another line. By the way, the official ice time credited to Alex Ovechkin on nhl.com and the actual ice time he played are different. Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post compared the game sheet stats while rewatching the game and saw more than a few discprepencies.

Source: thestar April 19, 2017 14:37 UTC