What do you need to know about last nights big stories? Joe McDonald gives us his take on the biggest and best. This is where we say, Morning, Joe.Ovie is back: Alex Ovechkin snapped a four-game points drought and helped the Washington Capitals to a dominating 7-1 win over the reigning Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. Ovechkin was a beast. He scored one goal and used his size, strength and ability, which went unmatched. Its always a big deal when these teams face off. Pittsburgh owns a huge 24-13-2 advantage over the Capitals during the respective careers of Ovechkin and Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. On Wednesday, thanks to their captain, the tide turned and the Caps proved the type of game they are capable of playing, especially against the leagues best. Capitals coach Barry Trotz continues to hone Ovechkins world-class skills. No. 8 has been a complete player his entire career, and now under Trotz, Ovechkin has become a team player. Subtle changes in his game have helped the Capitals become one of the top teams in the league. The next step is a Stanley Cup.Its up to Kucherov:?Tampa Bay Lightning?captain Steven Stamkos is out indefinitely with a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. The Lightning are 35-26-5 in 66 games without Stamkos since November 2013. Why? Because of guys such as Nikita Kucherov. The dynamic 23-year-old forward was outstanding during the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs while Stamkos was sidelined with a blood clot. Kucherov scored 11 goals and added eight assists for 19 points in 17 postseason games. Before this season, he signed a three-year extension worth $4.7 million per season. He has eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points in 16 games and the Lightning will look to him to continue that production to fill the gap left by Stamkos absence.Injury bug swarming: Speaking of injuries, superstars and important players continue to drop at an alarming rate. Aside from Stamkos, significant losses include the?Calgary Flames Johnny Gaudreau (fractured finger, 4-6 weeks), New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall (torn meniscus in left knee, 3-4 weeks), Colorado Avalanches Matt Duchene (concussion, day-to-day), Detroit Red Wings Darren Helm (separated shoulder, 6 weeks), New York Islanders defenseman Dennis Seidenberg (broken jaw, indefinite) and Flyers goalie Michal Neuvirth (lower-body injury, 4-6 weeks). Penguins goalie Matt Murray left Wednesdays game with a head injury, but word afterward is that he will return for the next game. The cause of all these injuries? You could be seeing the effects of the compressed schedule caused by the World Cup of Hockey and the new bye week.Lonnie Johnson Jersey . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. J.J. Watt Jersey . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. http://www.texansrookiestore.com/Texans-Tytus-Howard-Jersey/ . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Cullen Gillaspia Womens Jersey . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Max Scharping Womens Jersey . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory.ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Forward Emerson Etem is returning to the Anaheim Ducks.The Ducks claimed their former first-round pick off waivers from Vancouver on Thursday.Etem also is a Long Beach, California, native.He was drafted by Anaheim in 2010, and he debuted for the Ducks during the 2012-13 season. He scored 31 points in 112 regular-season games for Anaheim, adding eight points in 23 playoff games.But after three seasons of inconsistent play, Etem was traded to the Rangers in a deal for Carl Hagelin in June 2015.dddddddddddd New York then traded Etem to Vancouver in January, and he scored 12 points in 39 games for the Canucks.Etem agreed to a one-year contract worth $775,000 in June.The Ducks also placed center Joseph Cramarossa on non-roster waivers. ' ' '