Pens' Fleury Stops Ovechkin and the Caps

It was a rowdy night at the Verizon Center in the nation's capital on Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Washington Capitals in front of a sellout crowd of 18,277, many of them Pittsburgh Penguins fans. From where I sat in Section 116 behind the net, I would estimate that 60% of the fans around me were Penguins fans (including a busload of great people from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton that came down to see the game). For the Caps fans, the focus of attention was Pens' Captain Sidney Crosby whom they booed whenever he carried the puck. The Pens fans in attendance returned the favor in kind by booing Caps' star forward Alexander Ovechkin whenever he had the puck. The jeering underscored the rivalry that exists (at least in the fans' minds) between two of the league's leading stars. Alexander Ovechkin was the #1 draft pick overall in the NHL 2004 Entry Draft, while Sidney Crosby was the #1 draft pick overall in 2005. However, because of the lockout, both players officially hit the ice as rookies in the 2005-06 season. Ovechkin, who scored 106 points .............