NHL action: Pavelec unable to stop Ovechkin who moves to top of scorers’ table

Czech goalie Ondřej Pavelec, who plays for the Atlanta Thrashers, was unable to stop Russian forward Alexandr Ovechkin on Friday, who notched up two goals for the Washington Capitals. Washington won the game 5:2 and hold an unassailable first spot in the Eastern Conference with one game left to play. Atlanta are out of NHL playoff contention. Ovechkin’s goals on Friday put him atop the list of this season’s goal-scorers, one goal ahead of Canada’s Sidney Crosby.