UNIONDALE, NY – APRIL 19: Johnny Boychuk #55 of the New York Islanders poke checks the puck away from Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on April 19, 2015 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Capitals 2-1 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Ovechkin jokes about taking a chair from Nassau Coliseum

The Washington Capitals have an opportunity to close out their series against the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon inside the Nassau Coliseum. Should the Capitals win Game 6, the doors will officially close on the arena and the Isles will officially call Brooklyn home.

Alex Ovechkin was asked about the opportunity to close out the Coliseum with a victory and he had a pretty great answer.

That’s a pretty confident answer even for Ovechkin. The Islanders could extend their time in the Coliseum with wins in Game 6 and Game 7, but Ovechkin believes his club will wrap things up in six.

Leave it to Ovechkin to take an ordinary question and turn it into a hilarious quote. Isles fans took exception to Ovechkin’s remark, but that’s not entirely fair since fans started stealing chairs back in Game 3. Ovie might be poking fun at the situation, but Islanders fans actually followed through and stole chairs with home games still on the schedule.

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