Bad-angle shot eliminates Ovechkin and the Capitals, ending 'memorable' year for Washington

Bad-angle shot eliminates Ovechkin and the Capitals, ending ‘memorable’ year for Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson probably made dozens of saves in these playoffs tougher than this one — a shot by Andre Svechnikov from a severe angle that knocked Washington out of the postseason.

Bad-angle shot eliminates Ovechkin and the Capitals, ending 'memorable' year for Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson probably made dozens of saves in these playoffs tougher than this one — a shot by Andre Svechnikov from a severe angle that knocked Washington out of the postseason.

Ovechkin’s Historic Season Comes To End In Familiar Fashion – Usa news

If this is the end of Alex Ovechkin’s Stanley Cup-chasing era, then it ended in almost-fitting fashion. Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record captivated the hockey world and transcended the sport. Yet, Ovechkin’s pursuit of a second Stanley Cup championship ended in an almost-too-familiar fashion with another second-round playoff loss — when the Washington Capitals lost 3-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the East…

Capitals reflect on tight-knit group after season-ending loss to Carolina Hurricanes: ‘I told those guys I love them, every single one of them.’

WASHINGTON, DC — The Washington Capitals spent much of the 2024-25 season beating the odds. The year before, they’d barely snuck into the playoffs in Game 82 before getting swept by the New York Rangers, and even after a busy offseason, few thought the Caps would be a serious contender when the season began. Once the puck dropped, however, the Capitals emerged as one of the biggest surprises of the regular season, winning the Eastern Conference …

Ovechkin’s historic season ends with another early exit

Alex Ovechkin’s 20th NHL season was one of his best but it came to a crushing end in all too familiar fashion. The Capitals have made the playoffs 16 times since Ovechkin entered the league in 2005-06, but the team has only advanced past the second round once, in 2017-18, when they went all the way to lift the Stanley Cup. This season’s early exit came at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes, who won their second-round series in five…

Bad-angle shot eliminates Ovechkin and the Capitals, ending 'memorable' year for Washington - The Morning Sun

WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson probably made dozens of saves in these playoffs tougher than this one — a shot by Andre Svechnikov from a severe angle that knocked Washington out of the postseason. In the end, though, that was part of the reason the Capitals couldn't give Carolina a tougher series. With Alex Ovechkin and his teammates struggling to score, a few too many low-percentage shots went in for the Hurricanes. The final one came off Sve…