Our second Video Of Day features Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin mic’d up during handshakes with the Islanders. The fiery Russian is a breath of fresh air when it comes to his personality revving up fans following the first round victory.

We get to see Islander defenseman Johnny Boychuk congratulate Ovechkin and tell him, “I hope you achieve your goal,” to which Ovechkin replies, “Definitely.” We also see Isles’ assistant Doug Weight tell him, “I’ll root for ya.” Ovechkin congratulates Islanders coach Jack Capuano saying, “Great coaching staff.”

The handshakes following each series is one of hockey’s best traditions. It shows us good sportsmanship and respect for the opponent. Of course, there have been examples of the opposite with Milan Lucic losing his cool after the Bruins lost to the Canadiens last year threatening Dale Weise. There was also the non-handshake between Martin Brodeur and Sean Avery following Devils/Rangers. Similar to Kirk Maltby and Claude Lemieux after a heated Western Conference Final between the Red Wings and Avalanche.

For the most part, players respect each other win or lose.