In a pressure-packed postseason game featuring Alexander Ovechkin, Henrik Lundqvist and Rick Nash, Andre Burakovsky was the star.
The Washington Capitals left winger scored both of his team's goals in a critical 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series Wednesday night at the Verizon Center. The Rangers won the Presidents' Trophy this year, but it is Washington with a commanding 3-1 lead and all of the momentum in this matchup.
Burakovsky was the playmaker in the offensive zone, but Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby deserves plenty of credit as well. He stopped 28 of 29 shots for a sparkling .