Ovechkin remains riddle for coaches to defend after 18 seasons

1 year ago  /  NHL.com  /  Read Time: 4 minutes 11 seconds

The Coaches Room is a regular feature throughout the 2022-23 regular season by former NHL coaches and assistants who will turn their critical gaze to the game and explain it through the lens of a teacher. Phil Housley, Mark Recchi and Marc Crawford will take turns providing insight.In this edition, Housley, a Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman who coached the Buffalo Sabres and was an assistant with the Nashville Predators and Arizona Coyotes, discusses how coaches approach defending Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, who has climbed within one goal of Gordie Howe for second in NHL history with 801....

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