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Oveckins Hit on Girardi NY Rangers vs Washington Capitals Game 4 HD
- Published_at:2012-05-05
- Category:Sports
- Channel:TheGromersChannel
- tags: Oveckin, charge, on, Girardi, NY, Rangers, vs, Washington, Capitals, Game, HD, nhl, suspended, suspention, Power, Fights, hockey, sports, snow sports, susspension, bad, hit, ovi, ugly, hits, Action
- description: Alex Ovechkin has a reputation for occasionally leaving his skates on hit. In the second period of Game 4 between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers on Saturday, he left them again to earn a charging minor for this hit on Dan Girardi. Said Ovechkin of the hit: "I just missed the puck. I tried to kick the puck and I saw he was coming, so I just got to protect myself," adding that "I think it was the shoulder" that he connected with. Said Girardi: "He hit my head a bit there, but I think it was the right call. I'm not sure what it was, whether it was charging or interference or whatever, but my head's there, and he hits it. But I think he was just playing the game hard. I don't know," he said, adding that "he hit me in the head first." Said Caps coach Dale Hunter: "I didn't see the replay yet, but of them were surprised they hit each other. It was incidental contact." This hit stirred up some debate about potential supplemental discipline on Ovechkin, who would be a repeat offender. Mike Milbury on NBC wanted a fine. Rangers analyst Dave Maloney (via Chris Botta) said this hit had "twice the severity" of the one that earned Rusty Klesla a hearing with the NHL on Sunday. Fans around social media openly wondered if this was actionable by the NHL.
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