ANALYSIS/OPINION:
It won’t matter who is in goal for the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup playoffs — Philipp Grubauer, coach Barry Trotz’s choice for Game 1 on Thursday night against Columbus, or Braden Holtby — if this happens:
During Saturday night’s Alex Ovechkin-to-50 goals house party at the Capital One Arena, with less than a minute left in the second period and Washington leading New Jersey 3-1, Alex Chiasson stood in front of Holtby protecting the net. Then the Devils’ Miles Wood came along and knocked Chiasson out of the way. Wood stood there and parked himself in front of Holtby until the puck came his way and he scored.