Archive for February 7th, 2010

Ovie Breaks TV Equipment With Breakaway Goal

((HT: NHL on NBC))Or, at least, takes out the protective casing and knocks the wireless microphone out of its hole. In the first of his three goals against the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday, Alexander Ovechkin hit the protective casing of NBC's goal cam with such force that…Well, how about we just let Doc, Mike, and Pierre tell you…Destroying inanimate objects…Well done, Pierre…

Alexander Ovechkin Slap Shot breaks "Goal Cam"

During today's NHL affair between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins, Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin scored on a breakaway.Most of the time that would be a routine clip that would make a highlight reel but not really make too much noise on the interweb.Well, the shot was so hard, it broke the goal cam in the Pittsburgh Penguins goal.I think that's going to make a lot of goalie around the National Hockey League shaking in their boots if he is coming their way.

Ovechkin Scores Hat Trick As Caps Come Back

((HT: NHL on NBC))In what is, probably, the pre-Olympic version of the Game of the Year, the Washington Capitals stormed back from a 4-1 deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime 5-4 in Washington Sunday afternoon.Sidney Crosby made an early statement scoring two goals and staking a 2-0 lead for the visitors who had to fly from Montreal to Newark and, then, bus to DC. They arrived in the nation's capital at 2:15 in the morning for the noon-time puck drop.They were forced to ea…

Capitals Top Penguins In OT Thriller, 5-4

It’s a matchup in hockey everyone loves: Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin

Ovechkin’s hat trick keeps Caps’ streak alive

Alex Ovechkin scored an arena-rocking hat trick and got the assist on the winning goal in overtime Sunday, while the Capitals kept up their pursuit of NHL history with a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Ovechkin, Caps Rally from 4-1 Deficit, Extend Streak to 14

Filed under: Capitals, PenguinsWASHINGTON — The original Alexander the Great didn't have this kind success so early in his rule.Counting Sunday's 5-4 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Alex Ovechkin's tenure as team captain has been nearly flawless. Ovechkin is now 17-1-0 since the promotion, a run that includes the team's current 14-game winning streak, tied for third-longest in NHL history and three behind the all-time mark held by the 1992-93 Penguins.Along wit…

Pittsburgh Penguins make it through snow for game vs. Washington Capitals

The nationally televised showdown between the Penguins and Capitals was a full-go after all — despite 2 feet of snow that paralyzed the nation's capital and had the visitors scrambling to find a way into town.

Penguins Re-Assign Forward Tim Wallace

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forward Tim Wallace from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Wallace, 25, played in Pittsburgh’s contes…