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WASHINGTON CAPITALS VS COLORADO AVALANCHE

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin skates during pre-game warm ups at the Pepsi Center in Denver October 25, 2006. Ovechkin was injured in the last second of the third period in the game against the Colorado Avalanche. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)

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NHL: New Jersey 3, Washington 2

NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- New Jersey's Nicklas Bergfors scored twice on power plays Wednesday and the Devils claimed a 3-2 win over Washington, which played without star Alex Ovechkin.

Injured Caps' star Ovechkin week-to-week

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin, injured in a game against Columbus, is on week-to-week status, team officials said Monday.

NHL: N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 3

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Mark Streit fired a slap shot past Jose Theodore 53 seconds into overtime Friday, giving the New York Islanders a 4-3 decision over Washington.

NHL: Washington 4, Atlanta 3

ATLANTA, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin scored two first-period goals Thursday and the Washington Capitals fought off a late comeback to down Atlanta 4-3.

NHL: Washington 4, Philadelphia 2

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin started a Washington comeback and produced two goals Tuesday, leading the Capitals to their fifth straight win -- 4-2 over Philadelphia.

NHL: Washington 5, Atlanta 4

ATLANTA, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Jeff Schultz, Matt Bradley and Chris Clark scored in a span of 1:28 of the second period Thursday and the Washington Capitals held on to defeat Atlanta 5-4.

Bryzgalov takes week's top NHL honor

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Phoenix goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, who won three games and had a shutout last week, was selected No. 1 of the NHL's three stars of the week.

NHL: Washington 4, San Jose 1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Alexander Ovechkin scored twice in a 28-second span Thursday, leading the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.

NHL: Detroit 3, Washington 2

DETROIT, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Tomas Holmstrom scored on the power play with 6:53 remaining Saturday, giving Detroit a 3-2 decision over Washington.

Ovechkin leads season's first NHL awards

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Washington's Alex Ovechkin, who had six points in his first two games this season, is the NHL's first star in the league's player of the week voting.

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Washington Capitals hope Alex Ovechkin won't be out more than two weeks

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Washington Capitals say Alex Ovechkin 'week to week' with injury

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Capitals two-time league MVP Alex Ovechkin remains day to day with an upper body injury.

NHL ROUNDUP / Injury sidelines Ovechkin

sfgate.com at 2 Nov 2009 03:00 am

The Capitals say Alex Ovechkin is "week-to-week" with an "upper-body strain" sustained in Sunday's overtime loss to Columbus. The two-time league MVP had an MRI exam...

Ovechkin scores 2 early goals as Caps survive

espn.com at 30 Oct 2009 02:48 am

Alex Ovechkin scored twice to add to his NHL-leading total, Semyon Varlamov stopped a penalty shot and the first-place Washington Capitals held on at the end to hand the Atlanta Thrashers...

NHL ROUNDUP / Ovechkin scores twice as Capitals defeat Thrashers

sfgate.com at 29 Oct 2009 03:00 am

Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 12th and 13th goals, Semyon Varlamov stopped a penalty shot and the first-place Washington Capitals held on at the end to hand host Atlanta its fourth...

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