Why Alex Ovechkin is so dangerous from his 'office'

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Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery smiles while discussing "the few faceoff plays" they run for Alex Ovechkin.

When it's from the right circle, the Capitals call it "Shooter Back." From the left circle, they call it "Board Side O" -- as in, "board side Ovechkin." Numerous goals have come from these play designs, which have been so successful that every other team in the NHL has its own version -- albeit without Ovechkin on the finishing end.

Ovechkin's legacy is about scoring goals -- as he closes in on Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 -- and these plays are an instrumental part of that legacy. So much so that the area in the left faceoff circle has become known as…