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WASHINGTON - Instead of celebrating his stature as the leading scorer in Washington Capitals history, Alex Ovechkin was forced to talk about another deflating loss.Although Ovechkin raised his career point total to 827 with a pair of assists, it wasnt enough to prevent the Capitals from absorbing their fifth consecutive defeat, 4-3 in overtime to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.Sean Monahan scored the winning goal for Calgary at 4:17 of the extra period after Ovechkin lost control of the puck in the Flames end of the ice.No question about the effort, Ovechkin said. Everybody played hard, but sometimes luck is not on your side. In overtime, I think we had some pretty good chances — and they get one off of my stick and it goes in.Washington is winless since beating Calgary on Oct. 25.I thought we played a really strong game, Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. The only thing Im disappointed with is the outcome.Ovechkin moved atop the franchise scoring list when his shot from the left point was deflected by Nicklas Backstrom through the legs of goalie Jonas Hiller at 10:18 of the first period.That broke a tie with Peter Bondra, who stood and cheered from the owners box as Ovechkin raised his arms in triumph.Bondra needed 961 games to reach 825 points; Ovechkin was playing in his 691st game.I am happy for Alex. It is well-deserved, Bondra said after the second period. It was a matter of time, actually.Bondra intended to go into the locker room to congratulate Ovechkin, but that gesture of sportsmanship will have to wait.We need to win tonight, he said, because if we lose the game I definitely wont go and will probably postpone it until the next game or until they win.The Flames, on the other hand, relished a victory in which they held the Capitals scoreless over the final 30 minutes.We stuck with it and got a huge two points, coach Bob Hartley said.Calgary tied it at 14:50 of the third period when a clearing attempt of a shot by Markus Granlund went off the skate of Washingtons Troy Brouwer and into the net.Earlier, Washingtons Marcus Johansson charged into the Calgary zone and fired the puck off the back boards. The ricochet bounced off Millers skate and into the net to make it 2-all.We got a lucky goal, they got a lucky goal, Trotz said.The Capitals outshot Calgary 13-10 in a first period highlighted by Ovechkins record-breaking assist.Minutes after inadvertently diving into his bench while trying to apply a check, the Flames Lance Bouma stuffed in the rebound of a shot by Kris Russell at 9:09.Backstrom tied it with his third goal of the season. But the focus was on Ovechkin, who skated in front of his bench to exchange high-fives down the line, an exercise usually reserved for the goal scorer.Moments after Ovechkin reached the milestone, the scoreboard showed a montage of his memorable moments in a Capitals uniform. As the sellout crowd chanted Ovie! Ovie! he waved to acknowledge the ovation.The 29-year-old Ovechkin, a native of Moscow, has 428 goals and 399 assists. He has eight goals and nine assists in 10 career games against Calgary.The Flames regained the lead at 11:20 of the second period on Mark Giordanos team-leading sixth goal. Giordano gained possession in the left circle, deked Tom Wilson and moved inside before beating Holtby with a backhander.Johanssons fluke goal followed. Ovechkin added his second assist came at 14:23 of the second period, when Joel Ward scored during a two-man advantage to make it 3-2.NOTES: Capitals D Karl Alzner played in his 306th consecutive game, tying Dale Hunter for the fifth-longest streak in franchise history. ... Capitals C Brooks Laich missed a seventh straight game with an injured shoulder. ... Hiller has won six of his last seven starts, the exception a loss in a shootout. ... Calgary has outscored the opposition 17-7 in the third period. Nike Air Max Kengät Halvalla . 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Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley told local media in comments published Wednesday that John Tomic would not be allowed into Melbourne Park in any official capacity or as a spectator.MINSK, Belarus -- Star forwards Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin scored eight minutes apart to lead Russia to a 5-2 victory over Finland in the final of the ice hockey world championship on Sunday for its second title in three years. With Russian President Vladimir Putin looking on, Ovechkin tied the game at 2-2 in the second period with a backhand and Malkin wristed a shot high into the roof of the net on a power play for the go-ahead goal. Danis Zaripov also scored a goal and added two assists. Viktor Tikhonov and Sergei Shirokov scored a goal each. Putin watched the game sitting next to Belarus authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in the stands, as the Russian team gained a measure of redemption following a painful loss to Finland in the quarterfinals of the Sochi Olympics just three months ago. It was Russias fifth gold since the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union. The worlds was the first major competition for new Russia coach Oleg Znarok, who has been tasked with reviving the team after the Sochi let-down. Znarok was suspended for the final, however, after making a cut-throat gesture toward a Sweden player in the semifinals. His team cruised through this tournament from the start, winning all its 10 ggames.dddddddddddd The Russians scored the most goals of any team (42) and concede the least (10). Russia took the lead through Shirokov midway through the first period on a power play, but Iiro Pekarinen levelled just three seconds before the interval. In the second, Olli Palola scored a power-play goal on a rebound to put the Finns ahead, before Ovechkin and Malkin lived up to their billing as the star attraction of the tournament. Zaripov added the fourth with a slap shot past Finland goaltender Pekka Rinne on a power play in the third before Tikhonov completed the victory on another power play. Tikhonov finished as the tournaments top scorer with eight goals. Znarok joined his celebrating players on the ice after the game. Earlier, Sweden beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to claim the bronze. Joakim Lindstrom scored early and Simon Hjalmarsson netted another one in the opening period for Sweden to take control. Mikael Backlund rounded off the win with a wrist shot past goaltender Alexander Salak in the third. "We came here to win the gold," Lindstrom said. "That was our goal. But the competition is very, very hard, and all in all it was a pretty good tournament for us." 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