Braden Holtby congratulates Alex Ovechkin on his goal before it was overruled. (Caps Outsider)
On the night he wanted to break Sergei Fedorov’s record for most goals by a Russian-born player, Alex Ovechkin did, then he didn’t, as Toronto’s coach’s challenge got the initial game-tying goal overturned, keeping Ovechkin from getting the Russian record.
“It sucks,” Ovechkin said of celebrating the milestone only to have it taken away.
“I’ll say it. I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all,” said Justin Williams of the coach’s challenge, and the one who ultimately made contact with the goalie to get the goal overturned.
“It’s a work in progress,” Coach Barry Trotz said of the rule in general.
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Nicklas Backstrom got revenge, though, netting the game-tying goal with about a second left to send the game into overtime. After the goal, Ovechkin basically love-attacked Backstrom.
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