Ovie and the Caps make it 14 Straight

(Torque on the Reg)

I don't claim to know much about hockey and I don't even really watch it until the playoffs, but this has been going on too long to be ignored. The Washington Capitals have won 14 straight games dating back to Jan. 12. That's pretty fucking impressive. It pains me to acknowledge all this too because I think its pathetic that the best thing going in D.C. right now is hockey and not football. (I can't thank the Redskins enough for another season of mind numbing pain and embarrassment.)

It's pretty amazing to see how much the city has gotten behind the team since the arrival of Alex Ovechkin a few years back. Every time I flip to one of their games on T.V. the Verizon center is packed and the place is rocking. Fans who braved the winter storm last night to see Ovie duel it out with hated rival Sidney Crosby witnessed a great game. The game looked terrible from the start for the Caps, down 4-1 at one point in the 2nd period. Crunch time came around and Ovie took over. He finished with a hat trick and also assisted on the game winner in OT. Cap's fans would have been livid had they ended the win streak with a loss to the Penguins. Sid the Kid was nowhere to be found, scoring his two goals in the first when nothing was one the line. I blame his lack of closing ability on the fact that he's Canadian, and well, all Canadians are bitches.

I'd argue that Alex Ovechkin is the greatest Russian athlete to walk American soil since Ivan "I must break you" Drago. (minus the steroids and getting tooled by Rocky.) The dude is a machine. He leads the league in scoring (42 goals, 3 more than Crosby) and total points (86, 12 more than Crosby) He's brash and doesn't care what people think about him; all he cares about is being the best fucking player on the planet, and he isn't afraid to let you know about it. You're allowed to be cocky when your good. Ovechkin even took a page out of Drago's book last night, knocking this tool from the Penguins to the ground with one punch then pinned him to the ice for a few followup shots. Good Form.

The Cap's own the best record in hockey at 41-12-6. They will try to extend their streak to 15 in a row when they take on the 28-26-6 Canadiens north of the border Wednesday. I'll
be interested to see how long they can keep this going.