The major talking point during this second-round series between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers, and understandably so, has been the play of each team's superstar, Alex Ovechkin and Rick Nash, respectively.
Hockey is the consummate team sport until the postseason begins, when suddenly it's all about what this guy did or didn't do in a particular game. Ovechkin is delivering big goals, while Nash is playing well but isn't hitting the scoresheet with enough frequency to keep some happy.
Game 4 of this series should serve as a reminder for the Rangers that it takes more than one player to make a difference.
Andre Burakovsky scored the first two goals of his postseason career, Braden Holtby stopped 28 shots, and the Capitals blocked 25 shots in a 2-1 victory that pushed them to a 3-1 series lead and a win from their first trip to the conference final in the Ovechkin era.
For the fourth straight game, it's easy to make the case that the Rangers were the better team; they had a 66-49 edge in shot attempts and were again the dominant team during the first 20 minutes.
It simply hasn't translate ...
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