Alexander Ovechkin Comes Through For The Washington Capitals
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 01:12 PM
Alexander Ovechkin has given head coach Bruce Boudreau of the Washington Capitals something to smile about. The coach has been looking for some action from the star forward. Ovechkin had received quite a tongue-lashing from Boudreau to pick up his game.
Ovechkin certainly got down to business on Saturday during a game with the Edmonton Oilers. After the first 40 minutes of play, the Capitals were down 2-0. Ovechkin came through with 2 third period goals and as assist. He scored just 32 seconds into the third period. He went on to score another goal and an assist.
Also scoring for the Capitals were Tomas Fleischmann and Nicklas Backstrom as the Washington Capitals went on the beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2.