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Report: Death threat against Capitals star

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin jumps on the group of Washington Capitals players celebrating with Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom after he scores on Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to tie the game and force overtime in the third period of the third game of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh on May 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Archie Carpenter)
1 of 3 | Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin jumps on the group of Washington Capitals players celebrating with Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom after he scores on Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to tie the game and force overtime in the third period of the third game of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh on May 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Archie Carpenter) | License Photo

PITTSBURGH, May 8 (UPI) -- A teenager from Chambersburg, Pa., has been questioned about a threat against Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said.

The boy was not named because he is a juvenile, but the newspaper reported that the Capitals notified Pittsburgh police about the threat Wednesday night after discovering the threat on a Penguins Web site message board.

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"I'm killing Ovechkin," Pittsburgh Lt. Kevin Kraus told the newspaper about its content. "I'll go to jail. I don't care anymore."

"Based on the severity of the threat, we are taking it very seriously," Kraus told the newspaper Wednesday.

Kraus said there was no indication the teen came to Pittsburgh for Wednesday night's game nor that he will be in Pittsburgh when the teams play Game 4 Friday night at Mellon Arena.

The Capitals lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 and Ovechkin recorded a hat trick (three goals) in Washington's 4-3 Game 2 victory.

Pittsburgh won 3-2 in overtime Wednesday.

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