Published 1/15/2009
at Capitals Insider
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar The Capitals snapped their losing streak with an explosive 6-3 win over the Penguins as much of the hockey world watched some of the NHL's biggest stars meet in a game filled with off-ice subplots. But it was Alex Ovechkin, who lived up to his star reputation the most, with two goals and a primary assist in the third period to lead Washington and snap his own four-game goal drought. *Here are the Penguins' perspectives on the game from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Tribune Review. *ESPN's Scott Burnside offers his take on the latest installment of the "grudge-match." *Florida General Manager Jaques Martin was also at Mellon Arena last night and Pierre LeBrun has a few guesses at which players he might be scouting.
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