45 seconds into overtime on Wednesday, Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov accepted a return feed from Matt Niskanen while Detroit’s defense was fixated on Alex Ovechkin. With a little extra space being granted in front of him, Evgeny Kuznetsov reminded fans inside Joe Louis Arena that the Capitals contain more than one scoring threat.
“I checked behind my shoulder and Ovi was yelling at me,” Evgeny Kuznetsov explained, via Monumental Network. “I mean, he wanted the pass and I saw the defenseman come to him and I had a little room.