Ovechkin ejected, but Caps still triumph
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Alex Ovechkin wasn't around to see the Washington Capitals finish off the Eastern Conference's best team, but his teammates used their superstar's absence as a rallying point.
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Mike Green has two goals and an assist, Michael Nylander and Brooks Laich both add a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals defeat the Ottawa Senators, 6-3.
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Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby grabbed the headlines before Evgeni Malkin stole the show. The ballyhooed matchup of last season's top two rookies lived up to the hype, but Malkin &#151; this year's leading rookie &#151; was the star on Monday night.
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Olie Kolzig makes 48 saves and Alexander Semin has a goal and an assist in his return from a shoulder injury to help the Capitals beat the Lightning, 5-2.
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Mike Green scored a power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime and Olie Kolzig stopped 31 shots in his 700th career game as the Washington Capitals regained first place in the Southeast Division.
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Alexander Ovechkin has a pair of goals and an assist and teams with Alexander Semin in an overtime shootout to propel the Caps to a 6-5 win over the Penguins.
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Alexander Semin had two goals and an assist, Alex Ovechkin added a goal and two assists, and the Capitals spoiled the abbreviated return of Philadelphia captain Peter Forsberg last night by handing the Flyers their sixth straight loss, 4-1, in Washington.
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Washington netminder Olie Kolzig celebrated victory in his 700th NHL game on Sunday after Mike Green scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
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Alexander Ovechkin had four goals and an assist and Michael Nylander scored twice for the Washington Capitals in an 8-6 victory Saturday over the Senators in Ottawa.
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The highly anticipated match-up between Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin lived up to expectations when the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Washington Capitals 5-4 in a shootout on Monday.
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Facing fellow Russian Alexander Ovechkin gives Evgeni Malkin a little extra motivation. Maybe it helped Sunday, when Malkin made the difference for Pittsburgh against Ovechkin's Capitals.
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Sidney Crosby's line score had all zeroes, and that usually means a loss for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's strong play against Alexander Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals meant it didn't.
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Alex Ovechkin grabbed a golf club for the first time in his life at the Washington Capitals' preseason charity tournament. After a few minutes of instruction, he began hitting. Well, shanking, really.
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Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green and Michael Nylander each have a goal and an assist, but the Capitals rally falls short as the Flyers win, 6-4.
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Jaromir Jagr lost some teeth but has found his scoring touch. Jagr, whose mouth was bloodied earlier by an errant stick, fired in a one-timer with 9:15 left Monday night to give the previously punchless New York Rangers a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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The Capitals fight back from three-goal deficit to within one but canÃÂ¿t complete the comeback and the Lightning win, 5-4.
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Alex Ovechkin scores two goals but Mike Green nets the game-winner in overtime Saturday as the Capitals score a 5-4 victory over the Canadiens.