While probably not as exciting as his 2009 performance, Ovechkin still had a decent showing in his first playoff appearance. After a thrilling Game 1 comeback, Ovechkin and the Caps went cold, losing the next 3 games including a double-OT heartbreaker in Game 4 with Ovechkin himself going goal-less for 4 straight games - not quite what people were expecting after he scored 65 in the regular season. However, Ovechkin rebounded to help the Caps come back from the 3-1 deficit and force a 7th game, scoring or assisting on each of the Capitals final 4 goals of the series and finishing with 9 points in 7 games overall.
- Game 1 -
0:00 - Somehow manages to knock Mike Richards down from behind
0:09 - Hit on Kukkonen
0:19 - Hits Umberger then comes close to scoring first goal
0:40 - Hit on Smith
1:19 - Cuthbert and Healy recap Ovechkin's first period
1:41 - Assist #1, first playoff point
3:32 - Goal #1, first playoff goal
5:35 - Extra replays, commentary
6:28 - Knocks Richards to ice with reverse hit
6:47 - Hit on Timonen
6:54 - Another big hit on Richards
- Game 2 -
7:28 - Creates chances on powerplay, unable to score
7:50 - Hit on Richards
- Game 3 -
8:04 - Assist #2
8:58 - Hit on Jones
- Game 4 -
9:07 - Assist #3, Backstrom first playoff goal, wearing Gordon's helmet, yells at Flyers crowd, an all-time Ovechkin moment
11:09 - Chance on Biron then battles along boards with Knuble
11:27 - Assist #4
12:08 - Forslund and Olczyk recap Ovechkin's first period
12:45 - Ovechkin's start compared to other notable players
13:11 - Hit on Timonen
- Game 5 -
13:23 - Semi-breakaway and draws a penalty
14:09 - Another hit on Timonen
14:23 - Highlights from 1st period
15:02 - Hit on Richards
15:23 - Almost hits Dowd into the Flyers bench
16:07 - Great move between the legs and almost scores
17:04 - Drive to net
17:47 - 2nd period highlights
18:11 - Hit on Kapanen
- Game 6 -
18:11 - Great point-blank chance against Biron
18:36 - Goal #2
19:38 - Huge counter hit on Upshall
19:52 - Goal #3
- Game 7 -
20:45 - Big hit on Timonen
21:01 - Assist #5
22:01 - Two chances on Biron
22:14 - Goal #4
23:25 - Dekes around Kukkonen for chance
23:34 - Picks pass out of air and almost sets up Fedorov goal
23:54 - Handshakes
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