Washington Capitals coach comments on struggling forward Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin struggled yet again on Tuesday night as the Washington Capitals fell to the New York Rangers in game 2 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series.
The star forward has just one shot through two games, and he turned the puck over in the neutral zone Tuesday night that led to a crucial Rangers goal, with the Capitals ending up only losing by one goal.
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After the game, Washington coach Spencer Carbery, who is serving his first year as an NHL head coach, had this to say about Alex Ovechkin's play through the first two games of the playoffs
He looks a little bit off. He's struggling
The coaches comments hope to provide a spark to the Capitals, who are now down 2-0 in their best of 7 series against New York.
The Washington Capitals are going to need their generational goal scorer to step up his game as the series heads back to D.C for games 3 and 4.
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