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Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby link up for pair of goals in NHL All-Star Game

By Matt Weyrich

Ovechkin, Crosby link up for pair of goals in All-Star Game originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Alex Ovechkin made his eighth career appearance in the NHL All-Star Game on Saturday, scoring a goal and two assists in the Metropolitan Division’s first-round loss to the Atlantic. The oldest player among the 44 All-Stars in attendance for the weekend’s events in Sunrise, Florida, Ovechkin recorded a game-high 7:58 minutes of ice time in the three-on-three contest. He skated alongside Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby and New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox, assisting on both of the former’s two tallies.

After Ovechkin and Crosby teamed up with the Capitals winger’s four-year-old son Sergei to win the Breakaway Challenge at the Skills Competition on Friday, the longtime rivals were a tough duo to contain.

“It was great,” Ovechkin told ESPN’s Kevin Weekes of his chemistry with Crosby. “He’s working hard. Getting in the battle, winning the battle. I gave it back to him. Puck’s in the back of the net.” With his three points Saturday, Ovechkin now has 18 for his career in NHL All-Star Games — sixth most in league history despite playing in the five-on-five format through the 2014-15 season. His eight goals are tied for seventh.

The efforts of Ovechkin and Crosby were not enough as the Metro fell 10-6 to the Atlantic after allowing six unanswered goals to finish the contest. Tkachuk brothers Matthew and Brady combined for nine points as the division went on to beat the Central and win the event.

Now with Caps, Tuch recalls Holtby’s save on him in 2018 Final: ‘If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em’

By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Tuch joins the Washington Capitals having already been part of a big moment in their history. It was Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final in 2018. Tuch, then a member of the Vegas Golden Knights, swept the puck toward an open net — only for Capitals goalie Braden Holtby to make a stupendous save with a desperate reach of his stick and blocker. Washington held on to win 3-2, knotting the series on the way to a five-game triumph. “I talked to Holtby in the line afterward and he said it was the luckiest save of his life,” Tuch said Friday. “So that made me feel a little bit better — but not really at the same time, because he was shaking my hand after winning the Cup.” Tuch was in his first full season that year. Now he's a three-time 30-goal scorer the Capitals acquired in a trade this week with Buffalo. He spent four seasons with Vegas and then five with the Sabres.
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