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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-08 · by Noah Trister The Associated Press
Tom Wilson scored and assisted twice as the Washington Capitals won 5-3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener, which was celebrated with a standing ovation from the crowd. Anthony Beauvillier, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Tuch, and Ryan Leonard also contributed to the win. Bryan Rust, Tommy Novak, and Nick Robertson scored for the Penguins, who nearly came back from a 4-1 deficit in the second period but fell short.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Wednesday night in Washington, Alex Ovechkin played his final home opener with the Washington Capitals, as he announced earlier this week that this would be his last season. His sons, Sergei and Ilya, introduced him before the game, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd. The Capitals ultimately defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3. Notable scorers for Washington included Tom Wilson with a goal and two assists, Anthony Beauvillier, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Tuch, and Ryan Leonard. Bryan Rust, Tommy Novak, and Nick Robertson scored for Pittsburgh. Despite this, Sidney Crosby, who has faced Ovechkin for 22 consecutive seasons—the most by any duo in NHL history—finished with a minus-4 rating, the worst of his career since March 6, 2014.
Written for “Ovechkin Final Home Opener” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals held on for a win in Alex Ovechkin’s final home opener, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.
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Capitals → have → night
Anthony Beauvillier, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Tuch and Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals, who introduced their roster one by one before the game, saving Ovechkin for last.
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who → score → last
The Russian star’s two kids handled that announcement, and the crowd gave a standing ovation.
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crowd → handle → ovation
Ovechkin announced earlier in the week that this season would be the last in the NHL for the league’s career leader in goals.
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season → announce → goals
Bryan Rust, Tommy Novak and Nick Robertson scored for the Penguins, who nearly rallied from a 4-1 second-period deficit.
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who → score → deficit
This is the 22nd straight season Ovechkin and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby have played against each other at some point.
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Ovechkin → play → point
Only one forward duo in NHL history has clashed in more consecutive seasons: Mark Messier and Ron Francis, who played each other in 23.
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who → clash → 23
Crosby was on the ice for every Washington even-strength goal, finishing with a minus-4.
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Crosby → finish → minus-4
Beauvillier opened the scoring for Washington after just 23 seconds.
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Beauvillier → open → seconds
The Penguins needed less than a minute to tie it on Bryan Rust’s goal from in close.
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Penguins → need → goal
Veteran defenseman Kris Letang of the Penguins played a blind pass in his own zone and paid for it when the puck went to Pierre-Luc Dubois behind the net.
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puck → play → net
One pass later, and Wilson was making it 2-1 Capitals from alone in front.
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it → make → front
Those same two players combined in the second period to make it 3-1 after another Pittsburgh mistake.
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it → combine → mistake
Silovs went behind his net, but when he played the puck along the boards Wilson was right there to collect it and find Dubois in front.
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Wilson → go → front
Tuch intercepted a pass at his own blue line, and suddenly he and Wilson were bearing down alone on Silovs.
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he → intercept → Silovs
After two quick passes back and forth, Tuch scored to put Washington up by three.
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Tuch → score → three
Novak quickly answered for the Penguins, and then Robertson cut the lead to one with a deflection from the slot.
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Robertson → answer → slot
It was 4-3 after two, but Leonard’s power-play goal in the third gave the Capitals a bit of a cushion.
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goal → give → cushion
Later in the third, Washington goalie Logan Thompson kept the lead at two by stopping Blake Lizotte on a breakaway just after the Pittsburgh forward came out of the penalty box.
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forward → keep → box
Declan Carlile of the Penguins was shaken up in the third after Dubois was assessed a minor penalty for boarding him.
Up next
Penguins: At Columbus on Friday night.
Capitals: Host the New York Rangers on Friday night.
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Capitals → shake → night
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