Ovechkin leaves practice, expected to play Friday

Oct. 7, 2008

Alex Ovechkin left practice early Tuesday, but the reigning NHL MVP is expected to play in the Capitals' season opener Friday at Atlanta.

NHL: Washington 6, Anaheim 4

ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Tomas Fleischmann touched off an early three-goal outburst Wednesday and Alex Ovechkin had four points to give Washington a 6-4 victory over Anaheim.

Two Caps cop NHL player honors

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Washington teammates Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin won two of the three spots in the NHL's weekly player awards, the league said Monday.

NHL: Washington 3, Carolina 2

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Left wing Alexander Semin score twice in the last three minutes Thursday night when the Washington Capitals rallied for a 3-2 victory against Carolina.

NHL: Ottawa 2, Washington 1 (OT)

OTTAWA, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Mike Fisher scored his first goal of the season with 40 seconds left in overtime Tuesday, delivering the Ottawa Senators a 2-1 win over Washington.

NHL: Washington 4, Nashville 3 (SO)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Michael Nylander scored in the fourth round of a shootout and Jose Theodore blocked Martin Erat's shot, securing Washington's 4-3 win over Nashville Tuesday.

Ovechkin named hockey's MVP

TORONTO, June 12 (UPI) -- Washington winger Alex Ovechkin capped the NHL Awards Show Thursday by winning his first Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player.

Iginla again NHL MVP finalist

NEW YORK, April 29 (UPI) -- Calgary's Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin and Washington's Alexander Ovechkin are the finalists for the NHL's most valuable player award.

NHL: Philadelphia 2, Washington 0

WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Marty Biron's first playoff shutout Sunday backstopped Philadelphia's 2-0 win over Washington that evened their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at 1-1.

NHL: Washington 5, Philadelphia 4

WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) -- Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin capped a third-period rally Friday that led the Capitals to a 5-4 win over Philadelphia in their playoff opener.

Ovechkin milestone earns NHL honor

NEW YORK, March 24 (UPI) -- Washington left wing Alex Ovechkin was selected the top of three NHL stars of the week, the league said Monday.

NHL: Washington 5, Atlanta 3

ATLANTA, March 21 (UPI) -- Alexander Ovechkin Friday became the first NHL player in 12 years to score 60 goals in a season and helped rally Washington to a 5-3 win over Atlanta.

Ovechkin is top NHL player of the week

NEW YORK, March 10 (UPI) -- Washington's Alex Ovechkin, who leads the NHL with 95 points, was selected top star of last week's NHL action.

NHL: Washington 3, Buffalo 1

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 5 (UPI) -- Alexander Ovechkin, the NHL's leading scorer, added two more goals Wednesday to run his season total to 54 in Washington's 3-1 victory over Buffalo.

NHL: Washington 10, Boston 2

WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- Alexander Ovechkin got his fifth career hat trick and reached 52 goals for the season Monday to lead the Washington Capitals to a 10-2 victory over Boston.

NHL: Washington 4, Columbus 3 (OT)

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, including the winner 2:28 into overtime, Tuesday to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 victory over Columbus.