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Ovechkin, Capitals show some life against Ottawa

Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Troy Brouwer

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, congratulate teammate Troy Brouwer after he scored on Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. The Capitals defeated the Senators 3-2 in overtime. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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Dale Hunter’s reign as the new head coach of the Washington Capitals started off shaky, but if there’s one thing he succeeds at, it’s beating the Ottawa Senators. The Caps defeated the Sens 5-3 to give Hunter a 2-3 record that would look a lot worse if he wasn’t 2-0 against Ottawa. The best part might be that it was a collective scoring effort, including Nicklas Backstrom scoring his 10th goal of the season and Alex Ovechkin notching number nine.

Want to know the best part about that best part? Ovechkin looked like the lethal, unpredictable force that made him the NHL’s most exciting force on his goal:

Capitals fans - and likely fans of the sport in general - would love to see more of that Ovechkin. It’s just one goal, but a breakthrough must start somewhere, so why not there?

Now, if they could just bring Alexander Semin back to life ...