WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 1: Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scores in the first period against goalie Brian Elliot of the Ottawa Senators during a NHL hockey game on February 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing)

Ottawa Head Coach probably summed it up best following the game speaking about Alex Ovechkin, “He’s the star of the league. People pay a lot of money to come watch him play and he performs every night. He’s certainly worth the price of admission; not for the other team, he isn’t, but certainly for the fans.”

The Caps had an outstanding weekend at home. This weekend they had a big win against the Detroit Redwings and today they kept the momentum going in winning 7-4 against the visiting Ottawa Senators. “It’s important because if we get into the play-offs and you have to play back-to-back like Monday/Tuesday, Thursday/Friday type thing you can’t let emotion be the sole dictator of how you play, said Coach Bruce Boudreau. “You have to do it day after day after day. We wanted to make a point of playing well after and emotional day yesterday.”

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 1: Mike Green of the Washington Capitals celebrates following his first period score against goalie Brian Elliot of the Ottawa Senators during a NHL hockey game on February 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing)

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WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 1: Goalie Brent Johnson of the Washington Capitals makes a save during a NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators on February 1, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Allen Clark/OffWing)

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 10: Nicklas Backstrom is congratulated by his teammates on giving the Capitals a 1-0 lead early in the first period. Alexandre Giroux scored early in the second and Alex Ovechkin added a third goal with less than a minute left in the final period. Boston earned one goal late in the second period but was unable to overcome Washington’s early lead. (Photo by Kate McGovern/www.OffWingPhoto.com)

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 10: Goalie Brent Johnson makes a save duing the second period. He had 33 saves tonight, two of which earned him standing ovations from the crowd. Play was stopped early in the game when Johnson appeared to be injured, but he played the remainder of the game. (Photo by Kate McGovern/www.OffWingPhoto.com)