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Capitals win wild one

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Capitals win wild one

July 8, 2010 Updated Jul 8, 2010 at 3:44 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin got his first playoff hat trick,
so did Sidney Crosby, but his third one was too little, too late
for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Ovechkin broke open a tie game with a pair of goals less than 3
minutes apart in the third period Monday night, leading the
Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Penguins and a 2-0
series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Ovechkin followed a one-timer from the left circle on a power
play with 7:07 to play with a slap shot from between the circles
with 4:38 remaining. Both times he celebrated by launching his body
into the glass, the second time as hats flooded the Verizon Center
rink.
Crosby did all the scoring for the Penguins to claim the NHL's
postseason lead with eight, but it was Ovechkin who had the winning
hand in the matchup of the league's marquee rivals with his fifth,
sixth and seventh.
Game 3 is Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

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