Alex Ovechkin scores No. 51 in Capitals' shutout of Blackhawks

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    The playoff-bound Chicago Blackhawks were coasting, and the out-of-it Washington Capitals were trying to act like a team that still had heart.

    The result was a late-season game with a preseason feel, noteworthy for Alex Ovechkin's NHL-leading 51st goal and a shutout from the goalie who was seemingly skittish about facing his former team earlier in the week.

    Ovechkin and the Capitals beat the Blackhawks 4-0 on Friday night, an impressive-looking result that didn't mean much. Washington still isn't going to make the playoffs for the first time since 2007, and Chicago is locked into finishing third in the Central Division.

    Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400485448
     

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