Ovechkin, Capitals set to renew rivalry with Crosby, Penguins
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-- Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby are red hot and the rivalry between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins is about to heat up.After watching each other from afar the past four months, Ovechkin and the Capitals will face Crosby and the Penguins for the first time this season at Capital One Arena on Sunday (12:30 p.m. ET; NBC)."It's always exciting games to be a part of and it seems to bring out the best in both teams if you look at over the years," Capitals coach Todd Reirden said. "It's an afternoon game, NBC and it will be our first of four in a short period of time, so our team is excited about it, as I'm sure, theirs is, and it will be a good test of where our team's at."Ovechkin, the Capitals captain, has climbed to eighth in in NHL history with 695 goals after 11 goals in his past five games, including two in a 5-3 win at the Ottawa Senators on Friday. The 32-year-old center has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in six games since returning from a 28-game absence following core muscle surgery.Each is doing this in his 15th season after they entered the NHL together in 2005-06."It's great for the game," Washington defenseman John Carlson said. Pittsburgh, 18-5-1 in its past 24 games, has climbed to fourth in the NHL and second in the Metropolitan Division with 69 points, six behind Washington (35-12-5)."They had Sid out for two months there and they kept winning," said Capitals forward Carl Hagelin, who played for the Penguins for four seasons and won the Stanley Cup with them in 2016 and 2017.
As said here by Tom Gulitti