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Alex Ovechkin melts down during Capitals’ Game 6 loss to Hurricanes

Jonathan Bombulie
Monday, April 22, 2019 10:18 p.m. | Monday, April 22, 2019 10:18 p.m.

Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin (8), off Russia, leaves the ice following a penalty during the third period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, April 22, 2019. Carolina won 5-2.

After having an apparent third-period goal waved off by officials, Alex Ovechkin was sent to the locker room early as the Washington Capitals suffered a 5-2 loss in Game 6 of a first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.

With the Hurricanes leading 3-2 with less than 10 minutes left, Ovechkin jammed the rebound of an Evgeny Kuznetsov shot under goalie Petr Mrazek.

Referees immediately waved off the goal, and the decision was confirmed via video review. The NHL’s statement after the replay concluded Ovechkin “interfered with Petr Mrazek by pushing his pad, which caused the puck to enter the net.”

"No goal" pic.twitter.com/XnbfzygDe3

— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) April 23, 2019

With a little more than a minute left, Ovechkin was called for slashing after giving Carolina’s Saku Maenalanen a two-handed whack with his stick. Ovechkin gave a sarcastic round of applause to officials while heading to the penalty box and given a 10-minute misconduct.

Alex Ovechkin slashes Saku Maenalanen, applauds the penalty call and gets ejected pic.twitter.com/cnijrY8PcE

— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) April 23, 2019