crosby returns

sidney crosby will make his return to the penguins lineup tonight.
the penguins captain has been out of the lineup since mid-january with a high ankle sprain. since he’s been out, his buddy has taken over the scoring duties for pittsburgh.
pretty good timing on his return, what with marian hossa’s injury in his first game [...]

ovechkin hits 50

the washington capitals exploded for six first period goals in last night’s game against the boston bruins, and alexander ovechkin had half of them, giving him 52 goals for the season.   he also added two assists as the caps destroyed boston by a count of 10-2.
ovechkin is the first player to reach the 50-goal mark [...]