Crosby-Ovechkin, Round 3

He's the face of hockey purists everywhere. A grinder, blue-collar bootstrapper who possesses the touch of a Canadian knight when he holds a hockey stick.



He is the showboating alpha male, playing the sport with a wild abandonment typically reserved for a punk rock band frontman. He is also easily hockey's most Tweeted player.



Tonight, Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin meet again. Game 3 of the Ovechkin's Washington Capitals vs Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins, with the Capitals leading the series 2-0. The game went to overtime, with the Penguins winning it 3-2 on a goal by Kris Letlang just over eight minutes in.


Reaction on the dramatic finish:

1. 
   NucksHub It is nice to see people who don't live in Canada getting stoked on hockey. #Penguins #Capitals 07 May 2009 from Tweetie
2. 
   djsaian woooowwwwww!!!! what a magnificent goal by #penguins!!!!! yeah!!!!!!! 07 May 2009 from twhirl
3. 
   SAGExSDX Pens score a nice outside slapshot. pens win. caps were seriously sloppy and did not deserve a win. #nhl #playoffs 07 May 2009 from web
4. 
   JonFogg Pens' Kris Letang rips a slap shot that hits a Caps defenseman in front and goes in ... Pens are far from dead in this series #capitals 07 May 2009 from web

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The Penguins jumped ahead 2-1 late in the 3rd on a power play goal by Evgeni Malkin, only to have the Capitals tie it on their own power play goal.

This one is headed to overtime. Here are a few in-game Tweets:

1. 
   djsaian scoressssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #Penguins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-1 vs #Capitals 07 May 2009 from twhirl
2. 
   TheMontyShow WOW! That is a HUGE goal for the Pens, Malkin and Guerin right in the action again! #NHL #Penguins #Malkin #Guerin #Capitols 07 May 2009 from TweetDeck
3. 
   Sinareo BOOOOOM! There it is! Too bad it's a tying goal, but it'll do... for now! #Capitals #NHL 07 May 2009 from TweetDeck
4. 
   gregotto amazing what happens when a team shows a lil fight against the #Penguins. 07 May 2009 from Friendbar

As for Alex the Great vs Sidney the Kid? The Twitterverse takes sides:

1. 
   mikeschaffer @david_schwab I think Crosby has slight edge bc NHL has pushed him harder on TV. #Ovechkin has had to create his own hype-and live up to it. 05 May 2009 from web in reply to david_schwab
2. 
   Dashredder9 I don't watch hockey but this #ovechkin guy is a beast 05 May 2009 from TwitterBerry
3. 
   macleod199 Oh snap! #Ovechkin can smell the net at fifty paces. He is an animal evolved purely for playing hockey. 06 May 2009 from twitterrific
4. 
   robby_d #crosby is not that big a boy. Don't know if he can carry the whole team on his back, but he sure the hell is gonna try. #pens 06 May 2009 from Netvibes

Crosby-Ovechkin, Round 3