Alex Ovechkin

Ovechkin stars as Caps defeat Ducks

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Alex Ovechkin is dangerous enough when the Washington Capitals are at even strength. Having him on the power play is tantamount to piling on. The reigning NHL MVP scored with the man advantage to extend his goal streak to five games and added three assists, sending the Capitals to a 6-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. Read the full story

Ovechkin's goal, 3 assists power Caps past Ducks

ESPN (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008

Caps' Ovechkin too much for Ducks with goal, 3 assistsHonda CenterAnaheim, California16,076 (93.6% full) 555647571217212123701219WASANA2:19Tomas Fleischmann (Power Play) Assists: Mike Green, Alex Ovechkin3:54Mike Green (Power Play) Assists: Michael Nylander, Alex Ovechkin7:13Nicklas Backstrom Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Alex Ovechkin7:37Bobby Ryan Assists:...

Ovechkin, Caps unlikely to bow to Kings

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008

As Alex Ovechkin continues to heat up, so do the Washington Capitals.

Ovechkin stars in Capitals' win over Ducks

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008

Alex Ovechkin is dangerous enough when the Washington Capitals are at even strength. Having him on the power play is tantamount to piling on.

Ovechkin stars in Capitals' win over Ducks

Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008

Alex Ovechkin extended his goal streak to five games and added three assists, sending the Washington Capitals to a 6-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

Kings end Ovechkin's goal streak, beat Capitals

Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Kings wear down short-handed CapitalsPatrick O'Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Duston Brown added a power-play goal, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-2 victory over the injury-riddled Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Rookie Drew Doughty also scored for the Kings, who outshot Washington 32-21 and snapped Alex Ovechkin's five-game goal streak. Michal...

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Ovechkin stars in Capitals' win over Ducks

The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008

Alex Ovechkin extended his goal streak to five games and added three assists, sending the Washington Capitals to a 6-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

Caps' Ovechkin extends goal streak in win over Ducks

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -Alex Ovechkin extended his goal streak to five games and added three assists, sending the Washington Capitals to a 6-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

Kings score five goals, stymie Ovechkin, Capitals

ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday

O'Sullivan scores go-ahead goal as Kings shut down Ovechkin, Caps Kings Take Lead In Second, Defeat Capitals 5-2WERE YOU THERE? Did you attend this game? If so, start chronicling your sports memories today with ESPN's Sports Passport. Enter the games you attend, upload your photos and share your memories! Game InformationArena: STAPLES CenterLocation: Los Angeles, CaliforniaReferees: Stephane...

Kings cool off Caps; Ovechkin has goal streak stopped

CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

LOS ANGELES -- Patrick O'Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Duston Brown added a power-play goal, leading the to a 5-2 victory over the injury-riddled on Thursday. Rookie Drew Doughty also scored for the Kings, who outshot Washington 32-21 and snapped Alexander Ovechkin's five-game goal streak. Michal Handzus and Anze Kopitar scored empty-net goals in the...

Ovechkin's goals streak snapped in loss to Kings

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

1:13 a.m. ET Nov. 21, 2008LOS ANGELES (AP) -The Washington Capitals were missing a good chunk of their offensive firepower because of injuries, so the Los Angeles Kings were able to zone in on Alex Ovechkin.The Kings limited the reigning MVP to just five shots on net and one assist Thursday night in a 5-2 victory. They scored four goals while he was on the ice - including empty-netters...

NHL / Scorching hot Ovechkin leads Capitals over Ducks

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008

Alex Ovechkin extended his goal streak to five games and added three assists, sending the Washington Capitals to a 6-4 victory over the host Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. The reigning NHL MVP had a power-play goal, and Tomas Fleischmann and Mike Green...

The Only Thing Worse Than the Skins On Sunday Was Alex Ovechkin’s Pants

Mr. Irrelevant (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008

Via The Redskins Blog, which also has sideline pics from Sunday’s game of Brendan Haywood, Lindsay Czarniak and others, it’s Ovie’s signature look: The horror of those pants is made up for by the hotness of that jersey, but Ovechkin, what with being Russian and brilliant and eccentric and all, gets a pass. Plus, after a [...]

Backstrom First Star, Ovechkin Second

Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008

I'm told Nicklas Backstrom has been named the NHL's first star of the week. In four games, Backstrom had two goals and nine assists to help the Capitals go 3-0-1. Backstrom's linemate, Alex Ovechkin, meantime, was named second star of the week. He had five goals in four games. I'll link to the league's release when it comes out....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry....

Ovechkin's Late Heroics

Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008

It wasn't their best effort. In fact, as I wrote this in this morning's Post, the Caps probably didn't deserve anything from last night's 6-5 shootout loss in Newark. But Alex Ovechkin's goal with about a second remaining is definitely worthy of its own post. If you haven't seen it yet, click on the video below. My favorite part is the reaction of the Devils on the ice. I haven't seen...