WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin's debut as Capitals captain was a success even though he was kept off the score sheet.
Tomas Fleischmann had a goal and two
assists after moving from left wing to center, and Alexander Semin
scored twice to lift the Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Montreal
Canadiens that snapped a season-high, three-game skid Tuesday night.
Before the game, Washington
introduced Ovechkin as the team's 14th captain. He succeeds Chris
Clark, who was traded to Columbus on Dec. 28, and becomes the sixth
Russian-born player to captain an NHL team. He is the Capitals'
second-youngest captain.
Ovechkin was held without a point for the eighth time this season. Montreal also shut him out in a Nov. 20 win at Washington