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Thrashers keep Ovechkin stuck on 49 goals in win

Associated Press

Monday, March 16, 2009

ATLANTA -- After Kari Lehtonen stopped all 10 of Alex Ovechkin's shots, the reigning NHL MVP was so furious that he refused to speak with reporters. It's no wonder, considering the league's leading goal scorer has beaten Lehtonen 16 times, more than any goalie he's faced. "Sometimes great goaltending stands on your head, and that's what he did," Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said after a 5-1 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday night. "We just weren't very good." Lehtonen made ...

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