The NHL completed the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, witnessing a thrilling Game 7 between the Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues. Coach Spencer Carbery and player Alex Ovechkin reflected on the emotional weight of playoff games, indicating that watching from the sidelines can be more stressful than coaching. Carbery lamented the stakes involved for players and teams, while Ovechkin emphasized how a single mistake could determine the outcome. The Capitals are acutely aware of these pressures, recalling their own Game 7 loss in 2019 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
"Actually, it's worse watching other games, for me, than it is coaching in the moment on the bench," Carbery said Monday. "Because you just feel for the players and the staff. Even watching last night, you're just gutted for those two teams..."
"Yeah, I watched yesterday, Winnipeg," Ovechkin said. "Crazy. Crazy, yeah. This is the playoffs. One mistake can cost you everything."
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