01/02/09 06:09 AM
Around the rinks
• Alex Ovechkin had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat Tampa Bay, 7-4, for their fifth straight victory and seventh in a row over the Lightning.
• Jason LaBarbera made 31 saves in his first start for Vancouver, and Mattias Ohlund and Jason Jaffray scored goals in the Canucks’ 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators.
