Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Penguins-Capitals Preview (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this April 22, 2016 file photo, Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, pauses on the ice during the second period of Game 5 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs against the Philadelphia Flyers, in Washington. After dispatching the New York Rangers in five games, Pittsburgh faces top-seed Washington in the second round, their ninth postseason clash but the first since 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The two faces most responsible for bringing the NHL full-throttle into the 21st century are inextricably linked. Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin get it, even if they'd rather not talk about it. Crosby the ever-polite Canadian with the otherworldly skills drafted by Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and brought to Pittsburgh to help rescue a franchise in tatters.


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