Given how Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes ended—a 2-1 overtime loss after leading 1-0 to start the third period—the Washington Capitals likely ...

Ohtani stepped to the plate with two runners on base, turning on a breaking ball on a 1-2 count, sending what would turn out to be the game-winning ... send a one-word message to their superstar.