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: Columbus 3, Washington 0

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Steve Mason's second shutout this season backstopped the Columbus Blue Jackets' 3-0 win over the Washington Capitals Saturday.

NHL: Minnesota 4, Washington 3

ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Cal Clutterbuck scored his first two NHL goals Monday to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory over Washington.

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 4, Tampa Bay 2

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist Monday to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

NHL: Buffalo 5, Washington 0

BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Ryan Miller stopped the 29 shots he faced Saturday night while helping the Buffalo Sabres record a 5-0 win over the Washington Capitals.

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.

NHL: Washington 4, Chicago 2

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin scored two of Washington's four unanswered goals after an early 2-0 deficit and the Capitals beat Chicago 4-2 in their home opener Saturday night.

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.

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.