Alex Ovechkin scores again and the Washington Capitals are in position to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs less than three weeks after becoming a seller at the 2024 NHL trade deadline.
How Ovechkin does it and how the Capitals nabbed the second wild-card spot into the playoffs from the Eastern Conference are the main topics of this week's episode of the NHL @TheRink podcast. There are two.
Alan May, rinkside and studio analyst for NBC Sports Washington's Capitals games, breaks it all down with co-hosts Dan Rosen and Sean P. Rourke.
May, who played in Washington from 1989 to 1994, talked about Ovechkin clearing his mind during the All-Star Weekend trip to Dubai, the influence of first-year coach Spencer Carberry, and Charlie Lindgren's No. 1 goalie. Talk about promotion and leadership. A look at the veterans in the room and how the young players are taking control of their roles as the Capitals make a run for playoff contention.
May also touches on Washington's style of play in low events, why it helps them win in the playoffs, and why their minus-26 goal differential is misleading.
Rosen and Roark discuss why the Nashville Predators are on the rise, whether the Philadelphia Flyers can clinch a playoff berth with nine games remaining, are the Vegas Golden Knights a dangerous team, and Josh Doan's two teams. and many other topics related to the NHL. -Goal made his NHL debut with the Arizona Coyotes.
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