The game is only 60 minutes long, but the mind games are years in the making.
Alex Ovechkin has seen his previous chances at a Stanley Cup stopped by Marc-Andre Fleury too many times. On the cusp of his first Stanley Cup, Ovi made sure to remind Fleury that he was coming for him.
Skating around during pre-game warmups, Ovechkin swerved to center ice to tap Fleury's pads and then casually skate away.
Those determinations will likely be framed by the outcome of the game.