1. O Captain, My Captain
Now that was vintage Alex Ovechkin.
Locked in from the opening draw, the Caps’ lead-by-example captain did exactly that, posting team highs in shot attempts and hits while opening and, crucially, closing the scoring in the extra session for the first time in his storied career. It’s the time of year when your best players have to be your best players and Alex Ovechkin was literally exactly that in Game 1:
Ovechkin’s GameScore of 3.