Capitals beat Penguins 5-3 in Alex Ovechkin’s final Washington home opener

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals held on for a win in Alex Ovechkin’s final home opener, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.Anthony Beauvillier, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Tuch and Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals, who introduced their roster one by one before the game, saving Ovechkin for last.

It was the final time Alex Ovechkin would be introduced for a Washington Capitals (2-1-0) home opener.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals held on for a win in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.Anthony Beauvillier, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Tuch and Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals, who introduced their roster one by one before the game, saving Ovechkin for last.

NHL all-time goals king Alex Ovechkin plays his last home opener Wednesday, fittingly enough against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins

Alex Ovechkin will face Sidney Crosby and the rival Penguins, two days after the Capitals star said this will be his final NHL season.

Here's a breakdown of all the games this season between the Penguins and Capitals.

NHL all-time goals king Alex Ovechkin will play his last home opener tonight, fittingly enough against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins

Following Monday’s announcement that this would be Alex Ovechkin’s final NHL season, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals fans likely peeked at the schedule to see how many more times the two generation-defining rivals would face off. Luckily for us, tonight is the first of four final regular season matchups between Ovechkin and Crosby. Puck drop […]