Alexander Ovechkin Has Eventful Night In Washington

Alexander Ovechkin was busy for the Washington Capitals tonight as he scored what ended up being the game winning goal and then received a game misconduct for a boarding penalty later in the game. The boarding penalty came at the 3:38 mark in the third period as he checked Buffalo’s Patrick Kaleta into the boards when Kaleta had his back to Ovechkin. Kaleta was bloodied up a little but eventually returned to the game. Here is what Ovechkin had to say about the situation after the game.

↵In the interest of full disclosure, I am a Buffalo Sabres fan and while the play definitely warranted the boarding call, I was surprised the referees gave Ovechkin the game misconduct penalty.