Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals haven’t lost at home since their season opener, but on Friday night, Sidney Crosby and the Penguins hope this streak of success comes to an end.
The Caps host the Penguins in what will be the first Ovechkin-Crosby head-to-head matchup of the season. The Caps are red hot and are 9-3-0 overall, while the Pens are 5-7-2 but winners of two of their last three games.
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Who: Capitals vs. Penguins
When: 7:30 PM ET, November 8, 2024
Where: Capital One Arena
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Ovechkin scoring another game-winning goal for the Capitals is no surprise for the Predators
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin’s score to give the Nashville Predators yet another loss and keep his Washington Capitals afloat wasn’t surprising to those on the other side who have seen a lot of him over the years.
“You knew it was coming,” said Predators coach Andrew Brunette, whose final seven seasons as a player overlapped with Ovechkin’s first seven in the NHL. “You’re sitting on the couch and I think I’ve seen him too many times. I’ve played against him, I’ve coached against him, I’ve watched him and he just thinks that and when it’s on his stick, it’s gone.
“That’s a big shot from clearly the greatest goalscorer of all time.”
Ovechkin is now six away from breaking Jaromir Jagr’s record for most career game-winning goals. His 130th helped the Capitals improve to 9-3-0 this season and sent the Predators to their ninth loss in 13 games.
“It (stinks) that he scored against us tonight and got the game winner, but a guy still producing at this age is impressive,” said Predators forward Steven Stamkos, who played his first 16 years in the league with Tampa Bay . . “It’s very impressive to continue to do this at this age.”
Ovechkin has scored six goals in his past five games, reaching 861 for his career. He is still 34 away from breaking the career of Wayne Gretzky, who seemed untouchable for decades.
The longtime Washington captain also became just the third player aged 39 or older to score in five or more consecutive games, following Johnny Bucyk in 1974 and Brett Hull in 2003.
“He will one day go down here as the man with the most goals ever,” Stamkos said. “He’s just a generational goalscorer and a guy I’ve always looked up to in terms of the way he scores goals. Scoring is the hardest thing you can do in the NHL and he has found a way to do it better than – soon – anyone ever.”
Ovechkin also continued his streak of scoring in every game the Capitals have worn their black “Screaming Eagle” jersey, on this occasion the first time in this, their 50th season. The player known as the “Big Eight” is now 8 for 8 in this uniform.
“I don’t know the stats, but I love this jersey,” Ovechkin said. “Fans love it, so it’s pretty cool.”
Ovechkin also set up Aliaksei Protas earlier in the match and has eight goals and eight assists.
“I always have fun,” Ovechkin said. “But when you win games, when you create chances to have a chance to score goals, it’s always fun to play.”
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