But Los Angeles defended well overall throughout that game, limiting Washington to 21 shots on goal, including 11 over final two periods. And Ovechkin has seen that kind of dedication to trying to prevent him from scoring many times in his 20 NHL seasons.
“He’s one of the greatest goal-scorers, so if someone did that four seasons ago, you wouldn’t be shocked,” Carbery said. “Of course, they overplayed or left the shooter alone and took away ‘O’. But I can say this, and I don’t know how teams will defend, pre-scout what they’re thinking in their locker rooms or what they’re coaching or what they’re talking about. I do think teams do not want to be the team that he scores on.
“Everybody appreciates the greatness of [Ovechkin]…