ovechkin is pretty good
homermcfanboy.com 2/19/2009 — It’s almost embarrassing how much better Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin is than everyone else. For those who missed it, Ovechkin raised the bar yet again Wednesday night in the Caps shootout win over Montreal. In the first period ...

A moment of dissent on the Alex Ovechkin 'goal of the millennium'
sports.yahoo.com 2/19/2009 —   "Easily the best goal of the season to this point, and it's doubtful anybody is going to be able to top it!" - FanHouse "That's insanity!" - Pierre McGuire "Tripped onto his fanny, sliding into the big goalie, ...

Alex Ovechkin wakes up -- just in time
washingtontimes.com 2/1/2009 — Corey Masisak ( Contact ) Sunday, February 1, 2009 Alex Ovechkin woke up Saturday morning trailing Philadelphia's Jeff Carter for the NHL lead in goals and without his usual center. He only needed 76 seconds during the third period to reclaim the top ...

Alex Ovechkin Likes To Drink And Score
totalprosports.com 2/18/2009 — Total Pro Sports - Alex Ovechkin Likes To Drink And Score. Yes, we mean drink alcohol and no we don't mean score drugs. Thanks to a tip sent to us by BDON, who reported that Alexander Ovechkin while at an autograph signing at Wayne Gretzky's restaurant in Toronto, seemed to be a little ...

Minus xenophobia and racism, Cherry has point about Ovechkin
sports.yahoo.com 3/3/2009 — As The Two-Line Pass mentioned in this morning's "What We Learned," Don Cherry made headlines over the weekend by attempting to curb Alexander Ovechkin 's enthusiasm, which earned sharp rebuttals from the Washington Capitals , Coach Bruce Boudreau and from Ovechkin himself. Which was ...

Ovechkin is Really Really Good at Hockey
slanchreport.com 2/19/2009 — You cannot stop Alexander Ovechkin. You cannot hope to contain Alexander Ovechkin. You can only watch and marvel at everything he can do, because seemingly there isn’t anything on the ice he CANNOT. For instance, here he is scoring a goal after tripping and sliding on his butt, because, ...

Ovechkin scores early, often
washingtontimes.com 2/2/2009 — Hat trick gives him five goals in just 25 hours Corey Masisak ( Contact ) Monday, February 2, 2009 Alex Ovechkin said he doesn't enjoy these early afternoon starts. Even his teammates don't believe him. Ovechkin netted his seventh career hat trick ...

Alex Ovechkin Loves The Booze
totalprosports.com 1/12/2009 — Total Pro Sports- This picture was sent to me by a fan of Total Pro Sports , and it depicts a drunken Alexander Ovechkin at an autograph signing at Wayne Gretzky's restaurant in Toronto. I'm sure the Washington Capitals are thrilled that Ovechkin represents the team so well in public. I ..

The Progression of Eight
thegoodpoint.com 3/26/2009 — Following the 2004-05 NHL Lockout, Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin entered the National Hockey League and it would never be the same again. On October 5, 2005 Ovechkin made his highly anticipated debut and immediately made an impact, notching two goals in a 3-2 victory. That, as they say, is a ...

Pick 'Em: Green or Ovechkin?
japersrink.com 3/23/2009 — [ Ed. note, 2:49: The post originally went up at 2:00, but we felt it was prudent to rest to the poll and throw in this editorial note: The question here is which player has been more valuable to the 2008-09 Washington Capitals , not who's the ...

Morning Reading List — Capitals Insider 2/3/2009
John Mcdonnell -- The Washington Post *The Capitals have been assessed the sixth-most minor penalties (256) in the league so far this season and it's not a stat they're proud of. As they try to tweak and perfect different parts of their game in the ...

Capitals-Devils Preview: Battle For Second in Eastern Conference — Bleacher Report - NHL 2/3/2009
The Washington Capitals (32-15-4-68, first in Southeast, second in East) travel to Newark to face the red-hot New Jersey Devils (32-15-3-67, first in Atlantic, third in East) at 7:00 pm from the Prudential Center. Fresh off a weekend sweep of ...

MVP! MVP! MVP! Again — Bleacher Report - NHL 2/3/2009
More than halfway through the season, opposing teams are now fearing what has yet to happen this season. A completely dominant Alex Ovechkin that scores at will, and scores in bunches when he does. After finishing up a super weekend for himself, ...

Let the Truth Be Told: Alexander Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby? — Bleacher Report - NHL 2/3/2009
All hockey fans must know in their mind who they would rather have on their team between Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. This topic has been brought up before, but I want to know what all of you fans out there honestly think. When asking this ...

Caps snap Devils' 8-game win streak 5-2 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 2/4/2009
Michael Nylander scored two goals and the Washington Capitals snapped the New Jersey Devils' season-high eight-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night. Defenseman Mike Green scored for the fourth straight game, Alex Ovechkin ...