Caps Win 5-3 in Ovechkin’s Final Home Opener

Washington opened its home season with a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh in Alex Ovechkin’s final home opener, marked by his sons introducing him to the crowd. Anthony Beauvillier scored 23 seconds into the game, and the Capitals’ line of Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson and Alex Tuch supplied the next three goals with a dominant performance at both ends of the ice. Ryan Leonard added a third-period power-play goal, while Logan Thompson made 27 saves. Pittsburgh defenseman Erik Karlsson said the Penguins were outworked, and coach Dan Muse pointed to turnovers and an inability to control the pace; Sidney Crosby was held scoreless.