Few, if any, goalies have seen Alex Ovechkin in playoff form as often as Henrik Lundqvist. One can guess that the New York Rangers’ star netminder is probably all too familiar with seeing scary shots from the Washington Capitals’ key winger.
Ovechkin seems to be at his trigger-happy best in Game 1, and not just on that laser shot that currently stands as the only goal. It’s possible that he’s always yapping, really, but you get the impression that his trash talk gets a little louder when his game is on.
Microphones caught a great moment between the two, as Ovechkin taunted Lundqvist with “All series long baby, all series long” shortly after that goal:
That can’t be music to Lundqvist’s (or Rangers fans’) ears ...
Here’s the goal that maybe left Ovechkin feeling extra bold: