Alex Ovechkin and the boys just can’t seem to catch a break, not even with the hockey gods watching. In a game that could’ve flipped the script, the Hurricanes swooped in with late-game magic. With just under two minutes to go, Andrei Svechnikov fired a rocket from an impossible angle, slipping one past the post to shatter the Capitals’ hopes and dreams. And before Caps fans could even blink back the pain, Seth Jarvis tossed in an empty-netter with 27 seconds left, sealing that brutal 3-1 loss and sending Ovi & Co. packing, again.
Carolina moves on to the Eastern Conference Final while the Caps? Well… they’ll be unpacking and booking early tee times. Jarvis had a goal and an assist, Jordan Staal was buzzing, and Freddie Andersen held it down with 18 saves, but that disallowed Caps goal early in the second after a review? That was the moment things really crumbled. Now here’s where the sting really hits; a fresh, not-so-pretty stat about Ovechkin just surfaced as the dust settled. While he’s long been the face of clutch goals and big-time plays, this latest early playoff exit adds another dent to an already frustrating trend.
B/R Open Ice didn’t hold back with the cold, hard truth right after the game. They hit X with a stat that had fans rubbing their eyes like, ‘Wait… seriously?’ They dropped the mic with, “The Capitals have only advanced past the second round ONCE in Alex Ovechkin’s 20-year career (2018, won Cup),” and yeah, that one line kinda says it all. One deep playoff run in two whole decades? That’s not just rare, that’s heartbreak in slow motion.
The Capitals have only advanced past the second round ONCE in Alex Ovechkin’s 20-year career (2018, won Cup) pic.twitter.com/6ejJybslyT
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 16, 2025
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