Washington Wins 1st Ovechkin/Crosby Showdown
May 2, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL Playoffs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Scores, Washington Capitals
Hockey fans everywhere were anxiously awaiting the start of this highly anticipated matchup – Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin battling out in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It doesn’t get a lot better than that. Fortunately, the boys didn’t let us down.
The Washington Capitals hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins this afternoon and it was a hard-fought game but, in the end, it was Washington that skated away with a 3-2 victory.
Crosby started the scoring early in the first period but the Caps scored twice, including a goal from Ovechkin, to put them ahead by one going into the second. After that, it …read more
