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Nighty Knight?

June 5, 2018, 6:06 AM ET [23 Comments]
Sheng Peng
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nighty Knight?

The Capitals have taken a commanding 3-1 series lead with a 6-2 Game Four victory.



Winning Play

Already up 3-0, the John Carlson power play strike would prove to be the dagger.



A couple things stand out about this goal. First, Carlson and Alex Ovechkin switching spots on the power play:

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This swap is eye-catching because Ovechkin had made a name -- and it's named the Ovie Spot -- setting up for the one-timer at the left circle on the power play.

"It was something the coaches wanted," revealed Barry Trotz. "We've done that in the past. Sometimes you want some movement. It forces the other team to make some coverage changes."

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, however, was firm that such a switch would not create confusion for the Vegas penalty kill -- Bellemare, by the way, was not on the ice.

"We knew at one point they were going to change something."

Nonetheless, T.J. Oshie takes over:

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Oshie just mugs Deryk Engelland behind the net. Then, Oshie braces for a hit from Cody Eakin and hands off to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Predictably, Oshie brick walls Eakin. Eakin is down and out. The expressway from Kuznetsov to Carlson is wide-open.

"We tried to check at that time, which was the right play," said Bellemare of, I believe, Eakin, "[Oshie] looked like he didn't have the puck, but actually, he had full control. He made a good play and it opened up."

Pluses


Minuses

According to Gerard Gallant, Colin Miller had his nose broken by Oshie's elbow in the third period. However, the replay indicates that Miller actually ran into Oshie's helmet.

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Regardless, it was a painful final frame for Miller; on his next shift after breaking his nose, he took this high stick to the face from Oshie.

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The Stanley Cup Final shifts to Las Vegas this Thursday, as the Golden Knights embark on a quest to recapture their magic.

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