One of the highlights from the Capitals game last night is the giant hit Alex Ovechkin layed on Evgeni Malkin just over 30 seconds into the contest. Check this out.
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I think my favorite part is that all the Penguins are so outraged and trying to pick a fight with Ovechkin, even though it's a totally clean hit. Nothing to see here Max Talbot, your boy just got his lunch eaten. That's all.
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I don't know a ton about what it takes to play in the NHL, but I'm pretty sure that you never want to be horizontal, three feet above the ice.