Will the real Alex Ovechkin please stand up?

Good, bad or meaningless, Alex Ovechkin has not yet taken over a game in this Eastern Conference Quarterfinal against the Rangers with his incredible ability to break a team's heart by potting a key goal or goals. That's the good news for the Caps as they host the Rangers in game 7 at the Verizon Center, an Alex sighting would most welcome, and needed. "The playoffs are a different game and you don't have a lot of room out there," Caps defenseman Mike Green, said, "so if Alex does that, it will be incredible." Ovechkin, who in the regular season scored 10 game-winning goals and had 13 multi-goal games, has scored one goal in each of the last three games, but none have proven to be incredibly crucial for the Capitals. While his most incredible goal came in Game 5, you could argue that the one that had the most impact was the goal he scored in Game 4. He finally beat Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist 2:13 into the third period, but the Caps still lost, 2-1. On the flip side the Rangers, despite pushing the two-seed to the limit, must feel like they have let a golden opportunity slip away from them by letting the Caps leave the Gaden’ with their playoff lives, but have an opportunity at redemption as they hit the ice in an arena where they have obviously been victorious but they may want to check the Big O at the door.