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Capitals ride Ovechkin's late goal to Game 1 win over Flyers

Friday, April 11, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alex Ovechkin was bumped around, boxed in and, well, pretty much Broad Street Bullied for most of his NHL playoff debut. And then, with the outcome hanging in the balance, Alex the Great emerged. Held without a single shot until late, the league's leading scorer stole the puck and netted the tiebreaking goal with 4 ½ minutes remaining, giving the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Fri ...

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