Inside Alex Ovechkin's potential final NHL run: How he and the Capitals navigated uncertainty

WASHINGTON — At a glass podium in a nondescript room in Capital One Arena, Alex Ovechkin stood in front of the cameras early Sunday evening and didn’t give an inch.Five days after announcing that this, his 21st NHL season, could be his last, and 25 minutes after what might have been his final home game — a 3-0 victory over Pittsburgh — Ovechkin answered another round of questions about his future by rejecting their premise.Advertisement