Washington Capitals Coach Doesn’t Spare Alex Ovechkin and Team as He Makes Feelings Clear on Loss

Spencer Carbery knows the big shots in his squad are all individually capable of leading Washington to a roaring victory even when things seem bleak. Maybe that’s why, coming into the 2025 playoffs, the Capitals’ coach was brimming with confidence, despite not really ending the regular season on a high note. “A team that is playing well, is riding high, is always a confident team,” Spencer told The Washington Post before the postseason began. And things did start off pretty well. But Alex Ovechkin and Co. have been dealt their first blow by the Canadiens, and the coach isn’t amused.

In Game 3 of the seven-match series against the Montreal Canadiens tonight at the Bell Centre, Ovechkin found the opponent’s net yet again. With that, the Russian extended his postseason stats to 75 career goals. However, that wasn’t enough to save the day, as the Caps fell to the Habs 6-3.

Monumental Sports Network, the owner conglomerate of the Capitals, went on YouTube shortly after the defeat on April 25 to share Coach Carbery’s reactions. In the post-game presser, when the coach was asked if Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the team were a little too casual on the ice tonight, Spencer didn’t beat around the bush and admitted that it was a “fair” allegation. “I thought we weren’t very good with the puck, so I think it’s firmness. I think it’s a little bit of nerves,” Spencer went on.

The environment? You’d be a little surprised to see that Spencer mentions the electric atmosphere of the Bell Centre being something that took a toll on his players? But you couldn’t imagine a veteran like Alex Ovechkin or Jakob Chychrun being alien to large fans after so many years in the NHL. That being said, it was anything but just another day at the office for the team. A brawl broke out between the Capitals’ Tom Wilson and the Canadiens’ Josh Anderson just before the second period ended. What’s more, the fisticuffs happened in a rather bizarre place: at Washington’s bench.

Fans could hardly believe their eyes, and neither could we! Maybe it was that which caused the Caps to lose their footing and let the match slip from their grasp. But Spencer isn’t one to dabble in the past. “I mean, we’ve shown better all year long, and we just weren’t very good tonight. So we’ll regroup and get ready for game four,” he assured that the “Gr8” Alex Ovechkin will be back in his natural habitat with the rest of the squad before we know it.

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