Exhausted Doughty relished chance to oppose Ovechkin line: 'I live for that'

There's nothing quite like going head-to-head with one of the game's most lethal goal scorers.

On Thursday night, Drew Doughty had that distinction as he and his Los Angeles Kings teammates tangled with Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, a game that the Kings took 5-2, and one that Doughty admits was extremely exhausting.

"They're so hard to play against," Doughty said, according to Stephen Whyno of The Associated Press. "I've never been so tired in my whole entire life. I felt like I spent the entire game in my own zone playing against that Ovechkin line."

But while trying to contain Ovechkin and his linemates Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson might be no easy task, Doughty loves the challenge.

"That was so much fun," said Doughty. "I live for that stuff. They didn't come out with any points. I don't even know if I had a friggin' shot on net, but we shut down that line."

Doughty won't have the chance to face Ovechkin again until March 8, but he'll likely be tasked with shutting down Vladimir Tarasenko on Friday night and Patrick Kane and Co. on Sunday.