Alexander Ovechkin News

Alexander Ovechkin's strategy to break out of his brief scoring slump was simple: put the puck on the net. It worked. Ovechkin broke a tie with two third-period goals, fellow young Russian Alexander Semin had a hat trick, and Washington beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 Saturday night to hand the Stanley Cup champions their third consecutive loss. ``Everybody played together _ that's why we beat the Stanley Cup champions,'' said Ovechkin, who took a career-high 15 shots. ``First period, ...

Alex Ovechkin broke a tie with two third-period goals, Alexander Semin had a hat trick, and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 Saturday night, the third consecutive loss for the Stanley Cup champions. Perhaps frustrated by beginning his sophomore year with five scoreless periods, Ovechkin _ the Calder Trophy winner as top rookie in 2005-06 _ went into a prolonged celebration after putting the puck in the net 8:04 into the third period to put ...

Alex Ovechkin grabbed a golf club for the first time in his life at the Washington Capitals' pre-season charity tournament. After a few minutes of instruction, he began hitting. Well, shanking, really. Plop, into the water. Thwack, off the cart path. Then Ovechkin asked for ``a bigger club.'' His very next shot settled on the green. A few hours _ and dozens of balls, all aimed at the same flag ...

Move over Tiger, Alexander Ovechkin can play golf, too. The Washington Capitals star, who won the Calder Trophy last year as the NHL's rookie of the year, aced the par-3, 160-yard fourth hole at the Springfield Golf and Country Club during Monday's Caps Care Classic charity tournament. Ovechkin had several chances at the hole as he greeted groups all day long at No. 4 and played a shot with them. ...