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Ovechkin's hat trick hands Capitals 2-0 lead

May. 4, 2009
Alex Ovechkin got his first playoff hat trick, so did Sidney Crosby, but his third one was too little, too late for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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NHL: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3

NHL: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3

WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin had his first NHL career playoff hat trick Monday to lead Washington to a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern semifinals.

NHL: Washington 4, Florida 2

SUNRISE, Fla., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin's hat trick carried the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory Sunday over the Florida Panthers.

NHL: Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Andrei Kostitsyn's first NHL hat trick accounted for all of Montreal's scoring Saturday night when the Canadiens beat Pittsburgh 3-2.

NHL: Ottawa 3, Pittsburgh 2

OTTAWA, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Jason Spezza's second career hat trick Saturday boosted the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Ovechkin is top NHL player for November

Ovechkin is top NHL player for November

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Washington's Alex Ovechkin, Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin and New York Islanders' Joey MacDonald were selected the NHL players for the month of November.

NHL: Pittsburgh 8, Toronto 2

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Mark Recchi had a hat trick and Evgeni Malkin had five assists Saturday night in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 8-2 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

NHL: Florida 5, Pittsburgh 2

SUNRISE, Fla., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Olli Jokinen produced a hat trick Wednesday night as the Florida Panthers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh.

NHL: Ottawa 6, Pittsburgh 3

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Owners of the longest winning streak in NHL history, the Pittsburgh Penguins also now hold the record for the longest losing streak.

NHL: Tampa Bay 9, Pittsburgh 0

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Vincent Lecavalier recorded his third career hat trick and Nikolai Khabibulin made 15 saves Saturday as Tampa Bay routed Pittsburgh, 9-0.

Pittsburgh 4, NY Rangers 1

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- In Eric Lindros' return to the lineup, Alexei Kovalev recorded a hat trick against his former team Saturday as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Ran
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler