The Philadelphia Flyers would love to line up Alex Ovechkin with a big hit. Brayden Schenn, especially.
The Washington Capitals superstar rocked Schenn into the Flyers' bench Saturday night, and Schenn hasn't forgotten - nor will he.
"He took a run at me," Schenn said, according to NHL.com's Mike Morreale. "He's always looking for that big hit and we have to try and lay a licking on him."
While Ovechkin only has one goal in the series, which Washington leads 2-0, he's made his impact, alright. Ovechkin was credited with four hits in Game 1, one of them knocking Sean Couturier - the man who was supposed to shut the Russian down - out for the series with what's thought to be a shoulder injury. Ovechkin had seven hits in Game 2.
"Sometimes you just have to play physical," Ovechkin said, according to The Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan. "If you don't have an opportunity ot do something else, you play physical. You play simple and the other guys are going to follow you."
With Ovechkin leading the way, the Capitals are already halfway to the second round. And about that licking, the Flyers are running out of time.
