"Ovechkin let his head coach, Spencer Carbery, know that he believes he's due some defensive responsibility after he and Dylan Strome led the Capitals down the ice to score right after a late third-period icing call. The Caps captain brought the subject up during Carbery's typical postgame victory speech in the visiting locker room at the Bell Centre. "Couple massive f***ing plays and a f***ing hat trick from the big man himself," Carbery shouted."
"The goal Ovechkin refers to, his second of three in the game, came with 3:57 remaining in regulation and put the Capitals up 6-4. After starting his shift on the fly with 4:40 remaining in the frame, the Capitals iced the puck 17 seconds later. Off the ensuing defensive-zone faceoff, Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson made an errant pass that found the sideboards before landing on Strome's stick. Strome immediately beelined up the ice and found Ovechkin on the right wing to finish the 2-on-1 chance."
Alex Ovechkin remains the only NHL player who regularly plays without starting a shift in the defensive zone this season. He told head coach Spencer Carbery he believes he deserves some defensive responsibility after he and Dylan Strome raced up the ice and scored following a late third-period icing. Ovechkin's shift officially began 17 seconds before the icing whistle when he jumped over the bench, so he did not receive credit for a defensive-zone start. Coach Carbery praised Ovechkin's plays and noted that Ovechkin passed Joe Sakic for 10th on the NHL all-time points list.
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