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Alex Ovechkin Played With a Fractured Foot in Games Six and Seven

On May 16, 2013, In News, By Peter Hassett

Photo credit: Bruce Bennett

I appreciate the gesture, but I’d really rather not have my team’s $10-million superstar throwing his body in front of ballistic vulcanized rubber. – RMNB game 6 recap

Washington’s one surviving newspaper beat writer, Katie Carrera, dropped this bomb on Thursday afternoon:

Alex Ovechkin played the final two games of the Capitals’ first-round series against New York with a hairline fracture in his left foot, according to a league source with direct knowledge of the winger’s injury.

Ovechkin reportedly sustained the injury blocking shots during the first period of game six. We wrote about it at the time.

Sad Ovi: Despite Goal and Assist, Alex Ovechkin’s Season Ends After Russia’s 8-3 WC Loss to USA

On May 16, 2013, In Photos, Video, World Championship, By Ian Oland

Photo credit: championat.com

Alex Ovechkin flew for approximately ten hours to Helsinki with the intention of helping the Russian national team win the 2013 World Championships. Jet-lagged, he did what he could, scoring a goal and recording an assist against the United States during their quarterfinals game on Thursday. That help was not nearly enough, as the defending champions suffered their worst defeat ever in a World Championship game, a 8-3 loss to the United States. After half a year in the KHL, a shortened NHL season, a too-short playoff run, and a single game at Worlds, Ovechkin’s season is now officially over.

Ovechkin, who spoke to Sovetsky Sport’s Pavel Lysenkov after the game and had his words later translated by Puck Daddy’s Dmitry Chesnokov, was disappointed.

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That Game Seven Shift Where Alex Ovechkin Hit Everything That Moved (GIF)

On May 13, 2013, In Photos, By Ian Oland

Hit play before watching the GIFs.

It’s game seven. It’s do or die. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin isn’t going to stand idly by as his team’s season hangs in the balance.

With 11:38 left in the first period, Ovechkin stepped out on the ice for a shift, and it was inspiring. Ovechkin laid out three New York Rangers players with big hits and left the ice to a roaring standing ovation from the sold out Verizon Center crowd.

Let’s recap.

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Big Hit • GIF • John Moore • Ryan McDonagh

Tom Wilson Loses a Skate Blade, Hobbles Back to Bench (GIF)

On May 12, 2013, In Photos, Video, By Ian Oland

Skating in just the second NHL game of his career, Tom Wilson immediately saw his role on the team expanded. Wilson got a lot more ice time and more of the same with: big hits and strong skating.

For the most part, at least. Wilson lost a skate blade after a collision with Ryan McDonagh and had to hobble his hulking frame back to the bench like a goofball.

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Actually, Alex Ovechkin Would Prefer To Play Defense, Blocks 2 Shots in 20 Seconds (GIF)

On May 12, 2013, In Photos, Video, By Ian Oland

A few days ago, a funny GIF of Alex Ovechkin was passed around the internet, showing Ovi slumping his shoulders after some defensive breakdowns down low led to a lay-up goal by Stepan. Then Deadspin published an article titled Alexander Ovechkin Would Prefer Not To Play Defense, which Peter and Alan May debunked pretty thoroughly.

While no one is saying he’s Pavel Datsyuk, Ovechkin plays some hard defense when needed. Example: game six, when Ovi blocked a couple of shots in a short burst– laying his body down in the effort.

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Blocked Shot • GIF

HANK SMASH: Henrik Lundqvist Is Not Happy With This Turn of Events (GIF)

On May 10, 2013, In Photos, By Ian Oland

GIF by welshhockeyfan

Henrik Lundqvist is dreamy and one hell of a goaltender. But tonight, you can’t help but feel sorry for the 31-year-old Swede, after stopping 33 Capitals shots and falling just short in overtime.

Oh wait, who am I kidding? No, I don’t. Enjoy the GIF.

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Joel Ward Infinitely Jumps After Ribeiro OTGWG (GIF)

On May 10, 2013, In Photos, By Ian Oland

Mathieu Perreault may get all the attention for his post-game #PerryCellys, but don’t sleep on Joel Ward, who couldn’t stop jumping on the bench after Mike Ribeiro’s clutch game-winning goal in overtime of game five.

Tagged with: Celebration • GIF • Joel Ward

Did Alex Ovechkin Get Hurt in Game Three?

On May 9, 2013, In Opinion, Photos, Video, By Ian Oland

Ovi reacts after being slashed by Brad Richards in the third period of game three. (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett)

A few summers ago, Alex Ovechkin did an interview with Mike Vogel where he slouched. I didn’t think it was a big deal. A few screenshots later, Ovi’s bulging belly was the topic du jour and commenters everywhere opined about the Russian machine’s new chubbiness. The whole Fat Gate thing was ridiculous to me, because if you’ve ever seen Ovechkin, you’ve noticed how strong his core area is. It sticks out past his chest. It’s one of the reasons why Ovechkin’s such a physical player and has such explosiveness in his strides.

But since Ovechkin absorbed a crushing hip check from Anton Stralman to his leg, hip, and core in the first period of game three, he hasn’t been quite the same player.

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Anton Stralman • Brad Richards • Dan Girardi • GIF • Ryan McDonagh

Braden Holtby’s Misplay Forces Caps to Play Catch-Up All Night (GIF)

On May 8, 2013, In Photos, By Ian Oland

Photo credit: Kathy Willens

In Braden Holtby‘s first full season in the NHL, he dominated, proving that his great play in years past wasn’t a flash in the pan. He may very well be the long-term solution in net for the Washington Capitals, and the first guy to carry the load in net since Olie Kolzig left nearly a decade ago. But there are parts of Holtby’s game that are still raw, and tonight, that may have cost the Capitals the game.

New York dominated the first period, but Washington almost got out unscathed. That is until Holtby played a loose puck at the left circle. Instead of going the safe route and dumping the puck up the boards to a teammate, Braden decided to sauce a pass through the middle of the ice. The puck did not reach its intended target. Instead, it was whacked down by Taylor Pyatt and eventually shot into an empty net by Brad Richards.

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Alex Ovechkin Slams Into Derek Stepan’s Forearm, Refs Make Terrible Call, Martin Erat Injures Arm (GIF)

On May 8, 2013, In Photos, By Chris Gordon

Erat lies on the ice after colliding with Ovechkin and Stepan. (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett)

The Washington Capitals power play was very good this season; they scored a lot of goals on it. In the first period of game 4 on Thursday Night, though, it was very bad — so bad that the Rangers had more shorthanded chances than the Caps had shots on goal. One of those opportunities for New York was rather disastrous for Washington.

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Derek Stepan • GIF • Martin Erat • Pierre McGuire

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Russian Machine Never Breaks

Alex Ovechkin Played With a Fractured Foot in Games Six and Seven

Sad Ovi: Despite Goal and Assist, Alex Ovechkin’s Season Ends After Russia’s 8-3 WC Loss to USA

That Game Seven Shift Where Alex Ovechkin Hit Everything That Moved (GIF)

Tom Wilson Loses a Skate Blade, Hobbles Back to Bench (GIF)

Actually, Alex Ovechkin Would Prefer To Play Defense, Blocks 2 Shots in 20 Seconds (GIF)

HANK SMASH: Henrik Lundqvist Is Not Happy With This Turn of Events (GIF)

Joel Ward Infinitely Jumps After Ribeiro OTGWG (GIF)

Did Alex Ovechkin Get Hurt in Game Three?

Braden Holtby’s Misplay Forces Caps to Play Catch-Up All Night (GIF)

Alex Ovechkin Slams Into Derek Stepan’s Forearm, Refs Make Terrible Call, Martin Erat Injures Arm (GIF)

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