Alex Ovechkin And The Washington Capitals Face Off Against The New York Rangers

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Alex Ovechkin And The Washington Capitals Face Off Against The New York Rangers

Alex Ovechkin is the best player on the Washington Capitals and arguably one of the best players in the world. When they take the Ice against the New York Rangers it will be up Ovechkin to bring home a victory.

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If Washington gets in to the win column on a daily basis, it is usually due to great play by the talented scorer. Ovechkin got the only goal in Monday's 1-0 victory over the Penguins in Pittsburgh, and even though that was a good thing, if the Caps rely on Ovechkin to be "the man" they don't figure to go very far this season. No matter whether people want to admit it, a big reason the Caps have struggled on offense this year is because of Ovechkin's long slump. It's been that way in the past, too. If Ovechkin's off, so are the Caps.

Until Alexander Semin grows into the kind of star the Caps have been waiting for or if Nicklas Backstrom becomes that although he's more of a playmaker, the Caps will rely heavily on Ovechkin. The problem is they rely too much on him. The Caps have to make some kind of a move to get a good second-line center who is going to be able to put the puck on Semin's stick on a regular basis and make him a scorer.

The Capitals are 24-8 in their last 32 home games against a team with a winning road record, 21-6-3 in their last 30 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days, and 11-4 in their last 15 games playing on 3 or more days rest.

When they take the ice again Friday versus the Rangers, look for other players to step up and take charge in a lopsided victory.

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