Ovechkin Needs To Bring His Game Every Night

from Tarik El-Bashir of the Washington Post, ?When he?s getting scoring chances, hitting, bringing that energy, it fires everybody else up,? defenseman Karl Alzner said after a 4-1 victory, perhaps the Capitals? most thorough of the Dale Hunter era. ?He?s the most exciting guy in the league.

?When,? Alzner added after a pause, ?he?s on his game.?

And there?s the rub.

Ovechkin has only been ?on his game? a handful of times this season. So few, in fact, it would be wise not to let one good performance fool you.

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