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NHL scores: Capitals top Penguins in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in Washington

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 8). NHL scores: Capitals top Penguins in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in Washington. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl-scores-capitals-top-penguins-in-alex-ovechkin-s-final-home-opener-in-washington/article_1e62a939-3086-50a6-b2cc-3306445ebe9f.html

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In Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in Washington, Tom Wilson scored a goal and had two assists as the Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Wednesday night. Anthony Beauvillier, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Tuch, and Ryan Leonard also contributed goals for Washington. The game celebrated Ovechkin’s career with his children making the final roster announcement before receiving a standing ovation from fans.
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Alex Ovechkin's sons, Sergei and Ilya, introduced their father onto the ice for his final home opener with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. The 41-year-old Russian star announced earlier this week that this season would be his last in the NHL. Ovechkin received a standing ovation from the crowd as he prepared to play against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost 5-3 despite scoring goals from Bryan Rust, Tommy Novak, and Nick Robertson. Notably, Ovechkin did not score but watched as his team honored him with special introductions before the game. This marked their 101st meeting overall, including playoffs, tying them for second in most consecutive seasons facing each other behind Mark Messier and Ron Francis (23).

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Connor PERSON · 3× NHL ORG · 3× Ovechkin PERSON · 3× AVALANCHE ORG · 2× Colorado ORG · 2× JETS ORG · 2× WINNIPEG GPE · 2× Tom Wilson PERSON · 1× WASHINGTON GPE · 1× the Washington Capitals ORG · 1×

Narrative

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals held on for a win in Alex Ovechkin’s final home opener, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08
🔮 Ovechkin announced earlier in the week that this season would be the last in the NHL for the league’s career leader in goals.
2026-10-08 · Toronto Star
NHL scores: Capitals top Penguins in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in Washington · assertive framing

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals held on for a win in Alex Ovechkin’s final home opener, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. asserted
Capitals → have → night
Anthony Beauvillier, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Tuch and Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals, who introduced their roster one by one before the game, saving Ovechkin for last. asserted
who → score → last
The Russian star’s two kids handled that announcement, and the crowd gave a standing ovation. asserted
crowd → handle → ovation
Ovechkin announced earlier in the week that this season would be the last in the NHL for the league’s career leader in goals. asserted
season → announce → goals
Bryan Rust, Tommy Novak and Nick Robertson scored for the Penguins, who nearly rallied from a 4-1 second-period deficit. asserted
who → score → deficit
This is the 22nd straight season Ovechkin and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby have played against each other at some point. asserted
Ovechkin → play → point
Only one forward duo in NHL history has clashed in more consecutive seasons: Mark Messier and Ron Francis, who played each other in 23. asserted
who → clash → 23
Kyle Connor broke a tie with a minute left with his second goal of game, Stuart Skinner made 32 saves and Winnipeg beat Colorado for their third straight victory. asserted
Winnipeg → break → victory
Mark Scheifele sent a pass from near the boards across to Connor charging the net and he fired a shot that beat goalie Mackenzie Blackwood. asserted
that → send → Blackwood
Connor has five goals in four games to tie for the NHL lead. asserted
Connor → have → lead
Connor and Cole Perfetti had second-period goal to give the Jets a 2-1 lead. asserted
Connor → have → lead
Fedor Svechkov tied it for Colorado with 7:25 left in the third. asserted
Svechkov → tie → third
Jaden Schwartz opened the scoring in the first for the Avalanche. asserted
Schwartz → open → Avalanche
Blackwood stopped 16 shots. asserted
Blackwood → stop → shots
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