Ovechkin, Crosby Get Hat Tricks in Game 2
May 4, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL Playoffs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Scores, Washington Capitals
The second matchup in the Washington Capitals/Pittsburgh Penguins series almost caused me to lose consciousness. This game was so incredible that it was practically hard to breathe. Let’s face it, people are tuning in to these games to see whether Sidney Crosby or Alexander Ovechkin is going to emerge as the star and, tonight, they both shone brightly.
image: TSN
There’s so little more that I could have asked from tonight’s game. It was an intensely battled match and I was positively stunned to see both Crosby and Ovechkin finish the night with a hat trick.
Crosby scored first, again, but it didn’t lead his team to victory. Instead, the Capitals ended up winning 4-3 but it looked like they would defeat the Pens by a two-goal margin until Crosby scored with about 30 seconds left in the game. It was a remarkable goal which showed the player’s determination since he launched not one but four rebounds back at Washington’s net.
Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh) was non-existent, really, in the game and I’m pretty disappointed by how he’s playing against the Capitals overall. I’ve heard some people theorize that he’s not as aggressive against his fellow kinsman, Ovechkin, since they became friends during the All-Star break. I don’t know if that’s true but something is definitely up.
I also want to make mention of the fact that Chris Kunitz (Pittsburgh) nailed Washington goalie, Simeon Varlamov, in the throat right before Crosby scored his final goal. I hadn’t seen it at first because it was so fast but I spotted it in the replays. There was no call on the cross-check and I don’t really think it was right. There were other missed penalties as well, of course, but this one was just not cool to me.
