Capitals' Ovechkin likely to miss 1 game with upper-body injury, 'probable' to return FridayNovember 2nd, 2009 Capitals' Alex Ovechkin expected to miss 1 gameARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals two-time league MVP Alex Ovechkin remains day-to-day with an upper body injury.
Capitals' two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin 'week-to-week' with upper-body strainNovember 2nd, 2009 Capitals' Alex Ovechkin 'week-to-week' with injuryARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals say Alex Ovechkin is "week-to-week" with an upper-body injury.
Capitals' Ovechkin could miss at least 1 game with injury, 'probable' to return FridayNovember 2nd, 2009 Capitals' Ovechkin could miss 1 game return FridayARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin's upper-body injury doesn't seem serious, although he appears likely to miss at least one game.
Ovechkin has 2 goals, also scores in shootout in Capitals' 3-2 win over PredatorsOctober 17th, 2009 Caps' Ovechkin has 2 goals, scores shootout winnerWASHINGTON — Bruce Boudreau was amazed when he watched Alex Ovechkin score the deciding goal in a shootout. The Washington Capitals coach admired Ovechkin's wizardry, and then a moment later, was taken aback when he saw the home crowd litter the ice with hats.
Sharks-Capitals SumsOctober 15th, 2009 Sharks-Capitals Sums
San Jose 1 0 0—1Washington 1 2 1—4First Period_1, Washington, Semin 6 (Backstrom, Green), 7:21 (pp). 2, San Jose, Ferriero 2 (Nichol, Huskins), 14:07.
Briere scores in OT, Richards posts hat trick in Flyers' 6-5 win over CapitalsOctober 6th, 2009 Briere scores in OT, Richards has hat trickPHILADELPHIA — Danny Briere pounced on a loose puck and knocked in the rebound at 3:52 of overtime to keep the Philadelphia Flyers perfect and lift them to a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. Mike Richards bested Alex Ovechkin with his second career hat trick to help the Flyers improve to 3-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season.
Maple Leafs-Capitals SumsOctober 3rd, 2009 Maple Leafs-Capitals Sums
Toronto 0 1 3—4Washington 3 3 0—6First Period_1, Washington, Ovechkin 3 (Backstrom, Semin), 1:17. 2, Washington, Knuble 1 (Clark, Ovechkin), 9:12 (pp).
Capitals-Bruins SumsOctober 1st, 2009 Capitals-Bruins Sums
Washington 1 1 2—4Boston 0 0 1—1First Period_1, Washington, Laich 1 (Backstrom, Ovechkin), 17:15 (pp). Penalties_Begin, Bos (hooking), 13:22; Green, Was (tripping), 14:16; Boston bench, served by Ryder (too many men), 17:00; Erskine, Was (holding stick), 18:29.
Ovechkin, Laich net 2 goals, 1 assist each, lead Caps to 4-1 win over Bruins in NHL openerOctober 1st, 2009 Ovechkin scores 2, leads Capitals to win in openerBOSTON — Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist, and Jose Theodore stopped 19 shots to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in the season-opener. Brooks Laich added two goals and an assist, Nicklas Backstrom had three assists, and Alexander Semin had two for Washington, which had not won in Boston in regulation in 14 tries since 2000.
Blackhawks-Capitals SumsSeptember 23rd, 2009 Blackhawks-Capitals Sums
Chicago 1 1 0—2Washington 2 4 0—6First Period_1, Washington, Knuble 2 (Pothier, Laich), 2:36. 2, Washington, Knuble 3 (Ovechkin), 4:52 (pp).
Ovechkin, Knuble each have 2 goals and assist, Capitals beat Blackhawks 6-2September 23rd, 2009 Ovechkin, Knuble lead Caps past BlackhawksWASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin and Mike Knuble each had two goals and an assist in the Washington Capitals' 6-2 exhibition victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Washington finished with three power-play goals, two in a four-goal second period that gave the Capitals a 6-2 lead.
Stafford, Kaleta score 11 seconds apart lift SabresSeptember 21st, 2009 Sabres score two goals 11 seconds apart, beat CapsWASHINGTON — Drew Stafford and Patrick Kaleta scored 11 seconds apart to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday night in a preseason game. Alex Ovechkin made his exhibition debut and was scoreless as Keith Aucoin scored the only goal for Washington midway through the second period.
NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin to serve as 'ambassador' for 2014 Sochi Winter OlympicsJuly 6th, 2009 NHL MVP Ovechkin takes role with 2014 Sochi GamesLONDON — NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin is offering his help to organizers of the first Winter Olympics in his native Russia. The Washington Capitals star, who has earned the Hart Trophy as league MVP the past two seasons, will be an "official ambassador" for the 2014 Sochi Games, organizers said Monday.
Washington's Ovechkin voted most outstanding by fellow NHL playersJune 19th, 2009 Ovechkin voted most outstanding by NHL peerLAS VEGAS — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has been picked as most outstanding by his fellow players for the second straight year. Ovechkin, also the favorite to take home the Hart Trophy as most valuable player, picked up the Lester B.
Ovechkin takes 2nd straight Hart Trophy as NHL's most valuable player; beats Malkin, DatsyukJune 19th, 2009 Ovechkin takes 2nd straight NHL MVP award in VegasLAS VEGAS — Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is the NHL's most valuable player for the second straight year after leading the league with 56 goals. Ovechkin beat fellow Russian finalists Evgeni Malkin of Pittsburgh and Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk on Thursday night.
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