Uniondale, Long Island. No, Washington did not close the Nassau Coliseum.
Alex Ovechkin made a mistake more than his nemesis John Tavares in the sixth game against the New York Islanders – and now forced the Caps up in yet another Game 7 Drama at home in the Verizon Center.
– We’ve been through before, it’s nothing new. Hopefully we have learned anything from those games, says a disappointed Nicklas Backstrom Sportbladet after 3-1 loss.
Closing the Nassau Coliseum – it was what who was in the pot during yesterday’s adrenaline-saturated matinee on Long Island. As the New York Islanders move to Brooklyn next season Washington had been able to turn the classical arena forever with a victory.
But there was nothing with.
Alex Ovechkin could not keep their emotions in check.
At the score 1-1 in the middle of the third period, he took out his frustration by hunt down Islanders captain John Tavares – who himself had made a disastrous mistake in the end of first took a most unnecessary deportation, after which the visitors equalized – Behind own bag to get to tackle him.
“Must not happen”
A back had already embarked on Tavares, so suddenly low the puck in quite harmlessly Nikolai Kulemin in front of Braden Holtby – and moment later, the game was decided.
– Mm, two guys going at the same guy and another completely clean … there are things that just should not happen . But often it’s the kind of stuff that determine these kinds of matches. Just one mistake, sighs Nicklas Backstrom when we talk to him in a subdued locker room.
Well, Capital gets another chance to ensure that Saturday’s duel was the last ever in the barn since
1-3 loss – which was consummated when Cal Clutterbuck put a puck in the empty bag in the closing seconds – means that there will be a new, decisive Game 7 drama in the Verizon Center in Washington on the night of Tuesday.
– We’ve been through before, there is nothing new, continuing “Bäckis” with a wry smile that indicates that he wishes he escaped the thrilling experience of year.
– Hopefully we have learned anything from all those games and can win this. There is of course the only thing that counts.
The evil blood boil likely to continue no matter what happens.
Because it is primarily two impressions that remain after what may have been the last Hockey dance on Long Island.
“Is much emotion”
The pressure in the hall was shocking – and the mood on the ice almost hateful. There were fights and bickering right all the time, not least after the final whistle – when both Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson went respective boxing match.
– By now, after six meetings, do not directly on the opponents. But it’s always in the playoffs, it becomes much emotion, says “Bäckis.”
On Monday, he gets the chance to live them out again.
One last time, when everything brought to a head – again.
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