Ovechkin’s fatal mistake. Thoughtful with the puck and “gave” Rangers the decisive goal of the game
Maxim Makarov April 24, 2024, 05:23 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The Blueshirts beat Washington again and took a 2-0 series lead.
Two days ago, the Rangers confidently beat Washington 4-1, but the trend in post-game discussions focused not on how the game played out, but on how the Blueshirts scored two controversial goals. Experts have different opinions on the legitimacy of Panarin and Vesey’s records.
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Alexander Ovechkin did not make a single shot on goal in the previous match, which happened to him for the fourth time in the playoffs in his entire career. The capital lost all those games. Therefore, the Russian was expected to have a lot of shooting activity in this match.
In general, the meeting began like this, Washington rushed forward, Ovechkin was one of the most notable people on the court and this brought success – Connor McMichael opened the scoring. It took a little while for the hosts to come to their senses, but they managed to convert the first half-chant: Gustafsson threw and Trocheck elegantly placed his stick.
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And as soon as the guests gave the opponent the opportunity to play on the power play, they immediately got the second after an accurate wrist shot from Zibanejad.
At the beginning of the second half, the majority already helped Washington: Dylan Strome completed the pass to the far post. What followed was a nervous and close game, but Washington made two errors that, as it turned out, determined the outcome of the game. Carlson’s stupid sending off became reality in the final seconds after Roslovik’s laser shot into the near corner.
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And then the capital team put something more “5 on 4” into play: Ovechkin lost the puck in the middle zone, and Zibanejad, Kreider and Miller skillfully achieved the triple.
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In the second twenty minutes, a conflict began to brew between Panarin and Osha, which would explode some time later: Artemy tried to roll towards the center, TJ hit him in the face with his stick, after which the forwards spoke in a slightly high. .
And it exploded after the Russian’s forceful play on the American, who was absolutely clean, but the Washington players were not convinced, they went to beat Artemy. Afterwards, the guests remained in the minority the entire time and, upon receiving their opportunity, they immediately realized it.
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The last three minutes the capitalians were in the attacking zone, but they did not know how to create anything. The Rangers also win the second game of the series, and Alexander Ovechkin, coincidentally, became the main culprit for the winning goal of the rivals.
