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WASHINGTON - The Denver Nuggets are off to an 11-5 start, and each night it seems a different player takes over. On Friday night, they were without starting forward Nene, who was out with a bruised right heel. That gave Al Harrington a chance to shine. Harrington scored a season-high 29 points -- going 5 for 8 on three-pointers -- and Danilo Gallinari and Ty Lawson each had 21 to lead the Nuggets over the Washington Wizards 108-104. In the last five games, the Nuggets have had a different leading scorer each time. "I think thats probably who well be for most of the year. Sometimes you piece it together throughout the game," coach George Karl said. It was the fifth win in six games for the Nuggets, who expect Nene back Saturday in New York. That will be the first time Denver has faced Carmelo Anthony since he was traded to the Knicks last February. "I think thats one of those games that motivates itself," Karl said before Friday nights win. "I dont think Im going to have to give a really big pep talk." After Arron Afflalo gave Denver a 100-98 lead on a layup with 2:07 to play, Harrington hit a three with 1:14 left to make it 103-98. Harrington played 30 minutes -- and scored 27 in the last three quarters. The 14-year veteran has had great success in Washington. In his last three games at the Verizon Center, hes averaged 29 points and hit 16 of 24 shots from three-point range. "I feel like I can shoot every night like that. It just doesnt always happen that way," Harrington said. Washington dropped to 2-13 and failed to post its first two-game winning streak. Last season, it took the Wizards 39 games to win two in a row. "Harrington killed us," Wizards coach Flip Saunders said. "We have a great defensive sequence and they throw it out to him at 30 feet and he throws it in at the buzzer." Nick Young led Washington with 25 points. John Wall had 13 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds -- narrowly missing his second career triple-double. Lawson scored 19 of his 21 points in the final three quarters and, at five-foot-11, grabbed a career-high nine rebounds. He admires Wall, who had 63 points in his previous two games. The speedy Washington guard, however, missed 13 of his 17 shots Friday night -- including all six in the fourth when the Wizards scored just 12 points in the final 7:49. "Hes maturing. Things are, you can just tell, in disarray, not with the organization, but the players on the court," Lawson said. "Hes fighting through it. Eventually hes going to get some players around him and show exactly how good he is." Jordan Crawford had 18 points and scored the last nine for the Wizards. After he hit two free throws to cut the Nuggets lead to 106-104 with 9.4 seconds left, Harrington secured the win with a dunk with 7.2 seconds remaining. "We felt we were actually better than this team tonight and to give it up like -- we shot ourselves in the foot, and it hurt," Crawford said. Saunders said his team is improving -- even though the record doesnt show it. "Were playing better than a week ago," he said. The Wizards led 63-61 at halftime. Nine days before, they scored a franchise-low 64 points in a loss to Chicago. Washington led 37-27 after the first quarter, shooting 61.5 per cent. The Wizards had 13 assists -- their most in any quarter since April 15, 2000. Young had 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field, including three three-pointers. He didnt take a shot in the second quarter, and scored four points in both the third and fourth. Washington made eight of its 12 3-point attempts in the first half, but was 3 for 14 in the second half. Lawson scored 12 points in the second quarter. The Nuggets held the Wizards scoreless for nearly four minutes in the third quarter, taking a 78-71 lead with 4:39 to play. 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The 27-year-old Thunder Bay, Ont., native made 38 saves in front of a sold-out MTS Centre crowd that included his parents and several of his closest friends to backstop the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets Sunday night.WASHINGTON - Abraham Lincoln returned to the Washington Capitals locker room, shortly after Alex Ovechkin returned to the top of the NHLs goal-scoring race.In fact, they were one and the same.The Capitals have a playful ritual of awarding a stovepipe hat and Lincoln-like beard to a standout player to don after every victory. Yes, it looks as goofy as it sounds.The so-called Honest Abe Players Player of the Game ceremony had been on hiatus for nearly two weeks, the victim of a four-game losing streak padded around the All-Star break. The most honest thing coming from the Capitals was coach Barry Trotzs unhappiness over blown leads and a suddenly porous defence.The Capitals couldnt have found a better way to end the skid, a 4-0 win over Sidney Crosby and the rival Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. Defensive discipline was back, and there was no sitting on the lead.We were just relying on our skill a little bit too much the last couple of games, forward Eric Fehr said.No one expected smooth sailing from the get-go as the franchise adjusted to Trotz in his first season in D.C., but its now 48 games into the 82-game season — time to start figuring out where the Capitals are headed. Up to now, theyve been essentially a .500 team (25 wins, 23 losses) that relied heavily on goaltender Braden Holtby (franchise-record 27 consecutive games) and found maddening ways to give up standings points — as they did in recent losses to struggling Edmonton and Columbus.Wednesdays win put the Capitals intoo sixth place in the Eastern Conference.dddddddddddd Thats hardly the most secure position, given they finished ninth a year ago — missing the playoffs by one spot.Its one of those things we seem to play well against really good teams, Holtby said. We have to find a way to make sure we play that way against everyone.For much of the last decade, the Capitals have never been short on talent — its been intangibles such as leadership, chemistry and coaching that have kept the team from making a serious Stanley Cup run. Trotz has been emphasizing that the best players need to play like the best players.Which means it comes back, as it always does, to Ovechkin, whose 51-goal campaign in 2013-14 was marred by a minus-35 plus-minus rating. This season Ovechkin is plus-12, and his pair of goals against the Penguins gave him 29, moving him ahead of Rick Nash and Tyler Seguin entering Thursdays games.When Alex is determined, the way he is lately, I think he just creates so much good offence, Trotz said. Hes dangerous every night. You look at the stat sheet, whether he scores or not, hes got 10 shots. Theres guys in the league who go a month without 10 shots sometimes.After a win, the player who was previously awarded the Lincoln garb has the honour of deciding who gets it next. Trotz said former winner Jason Chimera chose some insightful words when picking Ovechkin after the Penguins victory:Leaders lead. 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