LAS VEGAS (AP)  Kailer Yamamoto Jersey , after another crushing postseason loss, Capitals coach Barry Trotz flew to Russia to meet with his best player.Trotz spoke with Alex Ovechkin about his game and how it might be fine-tuned to prolong his career. They discussed the coming season and setting the tone in training camp for a team getting younger and undergoing a roster overhaul.There were bumps in the road, but the end result has seen a reinvigorated Ovechkin playing an instrumental role in getting Washington within reach of its first Stanley Cup.¡±You don¡¯t want to be a one-trick pony in this league,¡± Trotz said. ¡±The league keeps changing on you.¡±Ovechkin, whose Capitals faced the expansion Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the final Monday night, scored 49 times this season after just 33 goals in 2016-17.¡±The one thing that Alex does better than anybody, maybe in the history of the game, is score goals,¡± Trotz said. ¡±He has fantastic release. He plays a physical game for a pure-skill guy. There¡¯s so many things that he¡¯s done for the game. But we talked about finding other ways to be effective.¡±The 32-year-old Ovechkin has done just that in pretty much every facet of his game.¡±I try to do my best in the regular year, in the playoffs Womens Kris Russell Jersey ,¡± he said. ¡±Of course, in the playoffs, you don¡¯t have tomorrow.¡±Ovechkin has won the Richard Trophy seven times as the top goal scorer. He has 607 goals in 1,003 career regular-season games, 19th on the career list. Another 49 next season would tie him with Brendan Shanahan for 13th.¡±He has that ability to see past the block, see past the goalie,¡± Trotz said. ¡±Some of the better goal scorers in this league don¡¯t see goalies, they just see empty spots. Guys that aren¡¯t goal scorers, they see the goalie.¡±Trotz sees a certain ease in Ovechkin that wasn¡¯t there when the Capitals were having great regular seasons only to fall well short in the playoffs.¡±He¡¯s very comfortable within our group,¡± Trotz said. ¡±And he¡¯s very comfortable pushing forward and not worrying about anything else.¡±That comfort was on display Sunday when he was asked about the impact his first trip to the Stanley Cup final is having in Russia.¡±Vladimir Putin called me and wished me luck Leon Draisaitl Jersey ,¡± Ovechkin said before pausing. ¡±No it¡¯s (a) joke.¡±Until now, Ovechkin was criticized for the Capitals¡¯ postseason failures. Washington had never moved beyond the second round during his career until this spring surge, with ousters by the Pittsburgh Penguins the last two years especially difficult.He had 46 goals in 97 career playoff games before adding 12 more on this current playoff run. But despite an experienced roster and plenty of blame to go around, the finger-pointing was often aimed at Ovechkin.¡±Being the captain and the highest-paid player, I think he got a lot of unfair criticism,¡± said Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik, who has played with and against Ovechkin. ¡±That comes with the territory. I think he understands that, but it was really good to see him get by the second round.¡±I don¡¯t think he necessarily did that much different. I think we just played better as a team.¡± NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ¡ª The Nashville Predators took care of several issues Tuesday night at the expense of the Arizona Coyotes.None meant more than ending their power-play woes, if only for one night.Filip Forsberg ended an 0-for-34 power-play drought as part of Nashville¡¯s three-goal second period http://www.officialhockeypanthersshop.com/authentic-adidas-r oberto-luongo-jersey , and the Predators beat the Coyotes 5-2 Tuesday night to snap a three-game skid at home.¡°We¡¯ve been having a lot of good looks lately, but at the end of the day, it¡¯s about scoring goals and we were fortunate to do that tonight,¡± Forsberg said. ¡°I think we played well enough to have a couple more on the power play as well, but we will take one for tonight.¡±Roman Josi scored an empty-net goal with 2:50 left and had two assists, Ryan Ellis had a goal and an assist and Craig Smith and Calle Jarnkrok each had goals.Pekka Rinne made 24 saves as Nashville avoided being swept by Arizona this season, though the Coyotes did take the series 2-1.The Predators hadn¡¯t scored on the man advantage since Jan. 9 in a win at Chicago and not at home since a loss to the Rangers on Dec. 29. They went 1 for 5 against Arizona.¡°We had a lot of looks and a lot of opportunities,¡± Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. ¡°I thought that there could have been more than one . a couple of miscues on the shot, a couple of big saves, a couple couldn¡¯t find their way in. Fil made a terrific shot coming in on his.¡±Vinnie Hinostroza and Derek Stepan scored for Arizona http://www.officialkings.com/authentic-adidas-alex-iafallo-j ersey , which finished a six-game swing with a fourth straight loss.The Coyotes played their second game in as many nights without eight regulars due to injuries, and Calvin Pickard started in his 100th career NHL game with goalie Darcy Kuemper day-to-day with an upper body injury and made 42 saves.(He) was by far our best player tonight and kept us in and gave us a chance,¡± Stepan said. ¡°That¡¯s all you ask from your goaltender. Unfortunately, we just didn¡¯t have the extra magic that we needed.¡±These teams hadn¡¯t met since the end of November, and Nashville managed only a goal in the two losses to Arizona.The Coyotes¡¯ luck appeared to continue as Pickard made a stop on Forsberg late in the first period with the puck bouncing off his head and over the net, then the Coyotes went the other way with Hinostroza beating Rinne with a wrister from the slot at 16:59.Arizona had a 5-on-3 for 41 seconds in the first minute of the second period after Nashville captain Roman Josi cleared the puck over the glass, hitting a child behind the penalty box. The child walked out on his own with his family a few minutes later, and Nashville killed the penalties. Then Smith scored his 15th goal this season and first in a month on a wrister off a rebound at 2:58, tying it up for Nashville.¡°The 5-on-3 has actually killed us the last couple of games,¡± Arizona coach Rick Tocchet said.The Predators Womens Anze Kopitar Jersey , who came in with a lengthy scoring drought with the man advantage, failed to convert on their first two power plays to extend the skid to 0 of 34. Hinostroza went to the box for holding Predators forward Kevin Fiala, and Nashville finally converted. Josi found Forsberg, whose wrister from the top of the right circle beat Pickard¡¯s glove at 7:45 for a 2-1 lead against what had been the NHL¡¯s stingiest on the penalty kill.Then Ellis made it 3-1 at 13:37 of the period off a rebound as Nashville outshot the Coyotes 19-6 in the second.NOTES: Nashville improved to 9-16-3 when allowing the first goal this season and 6-12-2 when trailing after one. The Predators are 26-2-0 when leading after two periods ¡­ Arizona had only allowed 22 power-play goals this season, fewest in the NHL.UP NEXTCoyotes: Host Columbus on Thursday night.Predators: Host Dallas on Thursday night.