The Capitals have seized a two-goal lead early in Game Seven. After our sweet summer child Andre Burakovsky scored, Tom Wilson made it 2-0 with a splendid goal.
But the setup to that goal was a stunning series by Alex Ovechkin that will go down in history as one of his all-time best highlight-reel plays.
You’re going to like this.
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On neutral ice, Ovechkin receives a pass and instantly pivots, leaving Carolina defender Dougie Hamilton in the dust with explosive speed.
Now in the Canes zone Jaccob Slavin tries to set a pick for Ovechkin, but Ovi performs a preternatural toepick to escape it. He sees Tom Wilson waiting on the far side of slot, so he serves him a perfect pass.
Wow.
Here’s another look at one of the greatest plays of Ovechkin’s career.
It’s an easy goal because Ovechkin did three or four impossible things to make it easy.
2-0 Caps on this @tom_wilso goal after a sick move and pass from @ovi8 !! @WesJohnsonVoice #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/ok9nUqE5h2
— Byron J. Hudtloff (@ByronHudtloff) April 25, 2019
