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Spencer Carbery on why he eventually gave Alex Ovechkin a defensive-zone start 73 games into the season: ‘Because it became a story’

Summary by RMNB
One of the minor storylines throughout the 2025-26 season for the Washington Capitals surrounded the deployment of captain Alex Ovechkin. Up until the 73rd game of the campaign, the 40-year-old winger had yet to start a single shift in the defensive zone. In that 73rd game, against the Utah Mammoth, head coach Spencer Carbery finally gave Ovechkin not one but two defensive-zone starts. He’d ultimately finish the year with six total. Given the le…
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RMNB broke the news on Friday, May 15, 2026.
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