The 2 NHL heavy weights went at it and because the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins opened up a 4-1 lead with Sidney Crosby having two targets it appeared just like the Capitals 13 recreation win streak would come to an finish. However no the Washington Capitals rallied again to tie the sport powered by an Alex Ovechkin hat-trick. The sport would want an additional session and with the Caps on an influence play Ovechkin wound up for the blast that beat Marc Andre Fleury hitting the submit it got here again out and Mike Knuble would poke it in for the sport winner.
What a match! It is nice that we get to see the very best of the very best taking part in one another so many occasions in a season and final seasons playoff match that went to seven video games that the Pens took then went on to the win the Stanley Cup. It is not like after we had Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemiuex within the league and solely bought to see them play towards one another in All Star Video games and as soon as through the common season.
Effectively now we have now it, the 2 greatest gamers on this planet and we get to see it extra typically prime time like at present on NBC, on the day of the Tremendous Bowl. Wait this was the Tremendous Bowl, the Tremendous Bowl of hockey when these two groups go at it.
The Penguins took a two nothing lead on two Sidney Crosby targets in interval one taking that lead into the second.
The Capitals would counter within the second on an Ovechkin break free objective solely to see the Penguins Jordan Stall bang dwelling two straight lamp lighters for a 4-1 Penguins lead.
Beneath three minutes to go the Washing Capitals Eric Fehr was capable of place a wrist shot dwelling and make for a two objective recreation going into the the ultimate session or was it the ultimate session?
Alex Ovechkin being the primary NHL participant to succeed in 40 targets this season together with his objective within the second interval, would rating objective 41 on the 6:51 to make it a one objective recreation. With below ten minutes to play objective quantity 42 would come and the sport can be even similar to that as Ovechkin would end off his hat-trick.
The sport would keep tied at 4 the remainder of the best way and OT was have to settle the Hockey Tremendous Bowl.
What an ideal day for hockey and with the come from behind win the Capitals win their 14th straight recreation simply three video games shy of 17, the NHL report.
