Alex Ovechkin puts himself in spotlight ahead of Game 7

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  WASHINGTON -- Earlier in the series, Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz compared his star player, Alex Ovechkin, to New York Rangers legend Mark Messier, the iconic captain who led the Blueshirts to a Stanley Cup in 1994.