alex ovechkin comes charging in. they rule it a goal. look at this thing. howe gil is the defenseman. he is pummeled here by alex ovechkin. they said this doesn't look like a goal and wave it off. bruce boudreau not happy with the goal. how about a goal from mike greene? a wicked wrister? still in the third, another capitols power play. brooks light gets another power play, keeps it and scores. the comeback is officially on. still 5-4. mike knuble through the net. brooks light scores again. check this out. barely tips it in. we are going to overtime. the cardiac caps look like they are going toull it out again. canadiens with the puck. beats jose theodore with 7.5 seconds left in overtime. capitols lose 6-5. man, they went down fighting. >> it's over. it was a great run. when only teams have gotten better than you in that situation in all of hockey, it's a great run. that's why the guys are so deflated. they were trying in the third period. you could see the excitement on the bench. i'm more disappointed because i knew they wanted it. just didn't play well

alex ovechkin with a back hand into the empty net. his 36th of the season.n 4-1 and set the new franchise record with their 11th straight win. >> we have something special going. i think we play with confidence right now. you know, i think they played a great game but it's 11 games, that's a lot of games. >> it's always nice when you keep winning, and we haven't played as well as we wanted. tonight was no different. we came out to play hard and ultimately got us the win. it's nice to have streaks and stuff but we have bigger dreams and bigger goals. >> bruce boudreau has those guys clicking. wizards guard tarvaris crittenton pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge and he and gilbert arenas wersuspended without pay for the rest of the season. he asked the team not to appeal it. >>> king james has a unique way to get ready for a game. the defense, oj mail thinks he has an easy lay in. no he doesn't. denial is not a river in egypt, my friend. 22 points, 15 boards for james. top 25, saint john's taking on terry williams and 16th ranked hoyas. they come out on

behind two second period goals from alex ovechkin against the rangers. it's alex riding the puck between the defender and the one handed push for the score. the capitals win 6-5 for the 12th, i say 12th straight win. of course when they broke the team record at 10, every win makes it harder and harder for someone else to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the frustration of ripping open a tiny ketchup pack can ,, open a tiny ketchup pack can ,, when it comes to constipation relief... miralax is the one. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. miralax is the only one. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. >>> coming up next on the late show, jamie fox. that's it for us tonight. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter, thanks for watching wjz news. have a good night. we'll see you tomorrow.

from one russian olympian to another, alex ovechkin to take on the rangers. third period. watch alex go. slipped the puck between the defense man's legs to beat the goal goalie. reigning mvp had two goals. caps beat the rangers, 6-5. these orangutans trashed a saints helmet which means somehow they picked the saints. lions used boxes with their choice. they went to the saints and destroyed the box. don't know if that means saints will destroy the colts on the scoreboard but the animals have spoken so the saints will win this weekend. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great week jend i'm fred roggin. >> we'll have to see monday if they're right. >>> the film won't do too well and we'll tell you why. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, unfortunately when it comes to haiti's earthquake victims, it's not the thought that counts. grade schoolers who came through with aid and support. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." we have a bit of a monster of a storm here. you can see a lot of rain m

the defender hanging on alex ovechkin. the shot. 5-4 game. ovechkin had two goals. out to nicklas backstrom. he gathers the loose puck. the capitals have done it again. in basketball, maryland traveled to tallahassee to play the seminoles. it was a battle. drives the middle to tie the game at 66. the terrapins take charge. turnover. no bucket. the terrapins win. the terrapins are now in first in the acc. there is a look at sports. have a great day. >>> the news continues. >> our oprah contest winners get to the surprise of a lifetime. we will take you behind the scenes. >> washingtonians start heading to work this morning. getting home will be a bigger challenge. getting home will be a bigger challenge. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> it is friday morning, february 05. we say good morning, washington. i am alison starling. >> and i am julie parker in fort doug mckelway. we start with school dismissals in the district. >>> your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. the man of the hour, meteorologist brian van de graaff

. >> reporter: alex ovechkin sat out this morning's skate. just the 9th player in history to earn 500 points in his first five seasons. >> he's got so many, i don't know where to begin any more. >> reporter: tonight, the thrashers. despite having beaten atlanta he three times this year the caps coach feels this will be the toughest in the series yet. ilya kovalchuk was traded thursday, but there's a little north of the board o'er perspective. >> a beautiful winter day in canada. fans would be lining up outside the building to get in. >> and this ain't canada. dave, thank you. double good news for the caps tonight. they get all-star mike greenback after his three-game elbowing suspension, and they don't have to deal with atlanta's superstar ilya kovalchuk because atlanta traded him to the devils last night. very convenient for the caps. >>> final item on the nationals shopping list was veteran second baseman. when they passed on orlando hudson last night we thought they might be giving up, but today there they were at the checkout counter purc

and then with boston's goalie yanked, there is alex ovechkin. and, oh, that is just khari picking. -- cherry picking. caps win 4-1. 11 straight. longest streak in nhl in eight years. down in miami today, the human car wash that is superbowl media day. 2,000 reporters forced indoors because of the rain. bet that smelled great. it was time for superbowl idol as the players attempted beyonce's single ladies. >> up in the club, just spoke up, doing my own little thing. >> oh, oh, oh. >> you should have put a ring on it. >> all the single lady, all the single ladies. put your hands up. >> that is proof that you really can't be good at more than one thing. football, maybe other stuff not so much. >> we have to go to our weekly look at the excellent and not so excellent in the world of sports. it is the good, the bad and the ugly for february 2nd. time for the good. best basketball in stocking feet. nuggets and thunder. kevin durant loses his shoe there. he's going to try to put it back on. wait a minute, there is a turnover. so he has to abort putting

last night alex ovechkin did battle for their country. canada romping 7-3. no a point for ovechkin. now they are out. three days since their emotional win, america took on the quarter finals, and it was nearly a loss. but thin the empty went nether, -- empty nether, 2-0. >>> that's 86 feet away, vince carter, can you kidding me? it went in that's the longest- footed plant. ever. either way, that's pretty cool. i'm brett haber. >>> the u.s. women's hockey team playing for the gold. the u.s. is maintaining its lead in the medal count. the u.s. has 28. germany is in second with 24. both countries have 7 cold gold. norway, country, and russia all have totals in the teens. >>> tapping out a response for a drill in the middle of the night. coming up, for just a moment. it's time to log on it if you want to go to this year's bowl ride. >>> which local areas will get the most snow today. >> early trouble on the roads, here on duke street, an accident taking up two reins. i will have more on the delays when i return. stay with us. >>> with damage from early storms littered above, we are watc

. -- alex ovechkin and rush hour were eliminated by canada. >>> address officials testified yesterday in a hearing that killed nine people. despite warnings, metro replaced equipment at the crash site with another manufacturer's parts. the hearing resumes today. there is word and man accused of killing eight people has confessed. an investigator makes that assertion seeking a dna sample from christopher speight. there is some backing from the maryland attorney general. state agencies must recognize that despite gay marriages and it's still the courts decide otherwise. >>> back to our series on yr morning commute. which is more cost-effective? it depends on your commute. courtney robinson has more. >> no matter how or where you commute -- >> about $25. >> $6, $7 a day. >> it is not free. >> about $14 a day. i understand the bus is about $12. >> he gets put through the wringer. he fills up, page tolls, and then parks. barbara catches the vre daily, page one under $87 a month. >> it beats the traffic on 95. >> for bus riders, that is their bottom line, 20 -- coming in at $25 a week. >> i

washington cap, alex ovechkin, against the rangers, including this fancy piece of work coming up. watch ovechkin. he tries the puck and scores. as the capitals win their 12th straight. they beat the rangers, 6-5. that's it for sports at 5:00, gang. but coming up at 6:00, we'll show you how the maryland terps did. they are 5-2. they beat up on florida state. >> well, they just beat florida state. i don't know about beat up on. [ laughter ] >> but we'll show you how they did in in about 50 minutes at 6:00. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. >>> baltimore city joins the entire state in dealing with near blizzard conditions. and this, all under a brand-new mayor. i'm weijia jiang in downtown baltimore, with that story next on eyewitness news. >>> coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. winter sorm. >> i'm -- storm. >> i'm mike hellgren. with the latest updates from state leaders as they monitor the deteriorating conditions around maryland. >>> the storm is just beginning to make an impact. how much will we get and when will it end? travel trouble, flights canceled, trains delayed and s

alex ovechkin with two more goals and an assist.es him 500 career nhl points, not bad for a 4-year- old. the caps next take on the atlanta flashers, that game tonight at the verizon center. at this point, the game will get on despite the snow. >>> terps at florida state. they play indoors so not so bad. pick this one up. tied at 64 in the final two minutes. terps up two. next possession for florida state off the long miss. the terps gather the rebound. out of nowhere, chris singleton. we are going to pi it up in the final second. seminole with the ball. gregory steps in, drugs the charge. term with a great win on the road 71-67 and probably hoping they could stay in florida for a little bit longer. >>> speaking of florida, we do have a programming note for you. for nascar fans, the bud shootout at daytona set to air tomorrow night on fox 5, this is the inaugural nascar event for the 2010 season supposed to air on fox 5 tomorrow night from #:00 to 10:00 p.m. because of the blizzard tomorrow, we will air it but it won't be on fox 5. w

. >> just when you think you've seen it all with alex ovechkin. you see this.s 330 -- excuse me, 337 game of his career, an amazing drag between michael rosenthal's legs for his 5030th career point and a big momentum swing in the game before the end of the second period. that's 500 points and counting. >> it's good when you get some -- big numbers, so i thank my teams, copes, and, you know, i don't want to stop. i just want to continue what i'm doing, and, you know, i feel good about myself, and, you know, i just want to -- >> i thought it was going to be a real challenge at 5, 3; but when alex made it 5-4 at the end of the period, i thought we were right back in it. i thought that was something. and i knew -- but i was wrong here. i said, "alex is going to get one or two chances to score, because he's having one of those games, i thought." but it was nicky who was having one of those games as well that did the damage. >> a lot of those guys are having those games. >> you can light the lamp on your phone, get real-time alerts sent directly to your cell phone fo

alex ovechkin drills how gil in front and the puck goes in.ut the goal is disallowed, much to the chagrin of bruce boudreau looking for 15 in a row. short handed off the turn over. brooks raich's second of the game. the -- laich's second of the game. much more on the game later in the show. >>> new information former nfl linebacker bill romanowski met with the entire offensive staff today. he says he presented quota performance plan, pro football talk reported that romo was interviewing for the job of strength and conditioning coach but romo said he was not. romo played 16 seasons in the nfl. six under shanahan in denver. >>> we've got more geico sportsnite to come right after this. man:e as altime who'mosttant. man:e as altime er lke g.cave..hereat fenswe h doetart. tart theatio eed y whe as altime er the rinve..hereat fenswe h dsomebody who brings it, tartevery game, every time. ♪ eed y whe as altime er the rinve..hereat fenswe h histw dsomebody who brings it, tartevery game, every time. ♪ eed y whe as altime er the rinve..hereat fenswe h ♪

. >> another amazing goal by alex ovechkin. >>> the struggling wizards escape the cold weather and headto orlando, just looking for a win. the forecast looks good for super bowl xliv, but clinton portis is creating his own storm. >> looking good, feeling good. >>> in case you have not looked out the window today, you live right next to the capitol. go outside once in a while. it's snowing out there. you might be stuck inside for a while. that's not all bad. we have some great viewing options right here on the network tonight. what about the washington capitals? there's a live look at captain ovie, right, white and blue, at home, looking for number 13 in a row. so settle down, everybody, and take a look. >>> coming up, another stellar effort by the terps in the a.c.c. but in first n sport, no team has been more impressive in all of sports than the caps. this is the other big story. >>> the caps hosting the atlanta thrashers, this is where we find our lisa hillary. the thrashers will look different without ilya kovalchuk. >> yes, they are. without i will -- without ilya kovalchuk, people

alex ovechkin breaks the tie. >>here are the longest win streeks for the pro sports teams.ed skins went on a 14-game one. believe it or not the nats had a win streak back in 2005. we had to look that one up. despite winning a championship in 1998 the wizards franchise has never ever had a ten-game win streak. the wizards have a chance for a modest three-game win streak if they winnen to the against boston. another great performance from mike miller would sure help. he went with the for a season high 25 the last time out against knicks. for more on tonight's game let's go back to verizon center. that's where steve and phil are standing by. >>they hold their opponents turned scoring average, but ting key tonight for washington will be defense, phil. they have to keep boston down, and in doing so they're going to look to andre blast to come in on kevin garnett. >>yes, the front line has to be solid. of course he's a big part of the front line package coming off the bench. the last two games he's been very effective. you and i both have talked about how aggressive he's been, pa

whether ovechkin is captain or not, i have seen changes in alex semin, change in the other guys, because now they are accountable to the best player in the world, alex, who plays every night like it is the last game in the world. so, i see a lot of positive things going on right now. >> and the olympic games coming up, would it be a part that says this would be good to have a break and pick it up again. is it better to say, no, i wish there wasn't a break. let's keep going? >> yes. i am not a big fan of a olympic break. they should do it in august and change it to summer olympics. this break can hurt some teams. teams struggling and have injury problems, and all this, it will help them in the stretch in the 20 or so games left before the break, but for the caps, i would have liked to see them go all the way through, even though they are setting benchmarks for themselves, and i am sure they have goals and ideas of what they want to do over the next five games, but the break scares me. it is hard to go from the high they are at right now to rekindling it without practice, socialize and bei

ovechkin 39th of the year. ties the game at one. and then in the third, brook slides in and slides it over to alex. that's a textbook execution of a two on one. caps win. the streak is to 13 and counting. >> you guys don't realize how hard it is to win. it's difficult to stay at a pace when every team that you're playing in all different teams are coming at you in waves because they're the ones that want to end it. >> penguins are going to be the ones that want to end it on sunday. another free agent signing today. the 11-year pro hit 289 with 11 homers for the a's. remember back in 2003, he was the mvp. if we told you the wizards had blown a 21-point lead, you would probably believe it. but what you believe if we told you the wizards were down 21 and came back to win in orlando tonight facing dwight howard and the magic. and this was part a of the game which was ugly for the wizards. 20 and 18 for dwight. wizards trailed by 21. but here is part b. floyd coming off the screen. hits the three. he had 21. the wizards trail by one. four seconds left in the game, there is karon butler. and that is ston

ovechkin has 37. that's a nasty wrister. 3-2 caps. new york would score three unanswered to go up 5-3 until alex through the legs of the defender. 38th. and then on the power play, third period, tom for the point. he ties it at five. and five minutes after that another man advantage. nick buries his 24th and we have a 12-game win streak. they will go for 13 tonight against atlanta. >>> college hoops last night. maryland visiting florida state. we are tied at the start of the second half. sean moseley, and he had 18. the terps got careless with the rock. singleton with the finish and we are tied at 64. 100 picks to go. and you know he is not going to pass and he dunn. terps win by four. and now 5-2. that's a look at sports. i'm brett haber. have a great safe friday. >>> third snowstorm in a week is moving in and it's a big one ahead everything you need to know. the latest accumulation forecast and when the snow will start and end and who has to go to school ; interesting grooming. thanks. i did it to let the judges know that my dog is the right choice. i got the idea from general mills big g cereals. they put a white check on the