"The Ottawa Senators held Alexander Ovechkin in check until there were just 31.1 seconds remaining in overtime. Not long enough. The dynamic winger put a wrist shot through the legs of Senators netminder Pascal Leclaire at 4:28 of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory on Monday night. Another disappointing game for owner Eugene Melnyk, who was at the Verizon Centre, to watch as his team's record drop to 0-2-1. Ovechkin's goal ruined Leclaire's night. He was one of Ottawa's stars until then, but the replays will reveal that Ovechkin's goal wasn't a very good one. So, while coach Cory Clouston was happy with the Senators overall, calling Monday's effort it a step in the right direction, he didn't offer a lot of applause for Leclaire. "He didn't have to make a lot saves," Clouston said. "He made some saves, for sure, but we need him to make that last one. It's very disappointing. "To me, if you're thinking of Ovechkin's shot, he didn't get all of it. There wasn't a whole lot on it and I'm not sure how it even ended up beating (Leclaire) five-hole. "Frustrating because he had played well." Leclaire agreed the goal was, well, unfortunate. "It was just a mistake, just bad timing," he said. "It is frustrating. I felt good (Monday night). I just missed that one. "He fanned on it a little bit. I was expecting something harder, and it caught me a bit flatfooted and I missed it. "It happens." The Senators also suffered a potential casualty that could end up hurting the team when it can least afford it. Captain Daniel Alfredsson didn't play in overtime because of a lower-body injury. The severity of it wasn't known Monday night, but Alfredsson said after the game that he didn't feel too bad and would just wait to see how he felt today." http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/hockey/ottawa-senators/Senators done Ovechkin/3655226/story.html
