Ovechkin thriving in spotlight as Capitals make winning start to playoffs

Reuters - 01:50
Alex Ovechkin, who recently surpassed Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history, has no desire to step out of the spotlight as evidenced by the inspired performance he delivered in the Washington Capitals' opening game of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
April 22 (Reuters) - Alex Ovechkin, who recently surpassed Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history, has no desire to step out of the spotlight as evidenced by the inspired performance he delivered in the Washington Capitals' opening game of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Ovechkin not only delivered a physical game but scored two goals in Washington's 3-2 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Monday, including what was surprisingly the first playoff overtime winner of the Russian's decorated career.

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At 39, Ovechkin is now the fourth-oldest player to score a playoff overtime game-winner, behind Igor Larionov, Ray Whitney and Steve Thomas.
Following the game, which gave the Eastern Conference's top-seeded Capitals a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven games series, Ovechkin downplayed a career first that took him 20 NHL seasons to a...
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