The article examines the 2009 National Hockey League (NHL) playoff series between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. Sydney Crosby of the Penguins and Alexander Ovechkin of the Capitals are considered the league's two top players, and the NHL is attempting to promote the series as a personal duel between them. The nature of hockey as a sport makes it more difficult for one player, no matter how gifted, to dominate a game as can a basketball star.
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