WASHINGTON, D.C. — Don’t ask Alexandar Georgiev about his history against Alex Ovechkin.
Actually, you don’t need to.
It was Georgiev’s turn again to be surrounded by microphones Saturday night underneath Capital One Arena, where he completed his ninth career shutout and first as an Avalanche goalie. Two nights earlier in Carolina, backup Pavel Francouz made 46 saves to steal the Avs an overtime win in which they only managed 15 shots of their own.
Two road games, two Avalanche wins despite being outshot. Two goalies combining for a .975 save percentage.
“We’re spoiled in that regard right now,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said.