The Caps’ victory against the Devils on Thursday could easily be about how Washington bounced back from an embarrassing 5-1 loss to the same team just five days ago, but before the first period even ended, Alex Ovechkin wrote a story of his own.
New Jersey’s Miles Wood high-sticked Ovi in the face, drawing a mouthful of blood, and didn’t even get called. The play knocked Ovi out of the game – briefly – as we went to the locker room only to come back with an extra in time for a 5-on-3 power play.