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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Alex Ovechkin rebounded from his Olympic disappointment. In the first game back since the break, Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had two assists, and Troy Brouwer had two power-play goals, lifting the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Nicklas Backstrom and Brooks Laich also tallied for the Capitals and Braden Holtby made 30 saves. Backstrom and Laich each had two assists. Russia was eliminated by Finland in the quarterfinals at the Sochi Games, where Ovechkin had only one goal and one assist. Brad Boyes scored twice for Florida, and Drew Shore and Tomas Fleischmann also had goals. Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots. Ovechkin broke a 4-all tie in the third period when he took a pass from Laich on the right side and sent a one-timer past Thomas at 15:43 for his 41st goal. "I think we had a pretty good game, but a couple of mistakes, a couple of turnovers almost cost us points," Ovechkin said. "But its good we bounced back and finished." Ovechkins goal came just 16 seconds after a great save by Thomas with 4:43 left in the game. Mike Green came in on a breakaway on Thomas, who slipped backward into the crease and stretched out his glove into the net as he fell. Greens shot went right into Thomass glove as he was flat on his back. "I just caught a rut on the ice or something but it turned into a really nice highlight reel save," Thomas said. "I had to make the save because I look like an idiot." Thomas save might have turned the momentum toward Florida but Ovechkin spoiled the effort. "We tied it up, we were fortunate enough for me to make that save, but (after) that type of save, the last thing you want to give up is a two-on-one," Thomas said. The Capitals beat the Panthers for the ninth time in 10 meetings. Florida lost for the sixth time in seven games. For Ovechkin, looking forward might be the best way to handle the disappointment, and this game was a good start. "Its always important when you score goals because youre going to feel great the next day and the next game," Ovechkin said. The Panthers rallied twice from two-goal deficits but it wasnt enough to stop the Capitals. "The guys showed huge character after being down. I didnt like the goals they (Washington) scored, but they fought back and got a goal at the end of the first, we fought back and tied the game up, and we give them two goals again," Panthers coach Peter Horachek said. "We fight back and tie it up, then you give them the winner. Its frustrating." Down 4-2, the Panthers tied it in the first half of the third period with two goals 82 seconds apart. Shore scored a power-play goal at 8:01 with a slap shot. Boyes tied it 4-all when he grabbed his own rebound and put it into the net at 9:23. "We lost our composure a little bit and they were able to capitalize on it," Laich said. Brouwers second power-play goal gave the Capitals a 4-2 lead. Thomas made a pad save on a shot by Ovechkin but lost his stick. Brouwer knocked in the loose puck with 47 seconds left in the second. "Were trying to make a good playoff push and we need everyone to contribute to try and find ways to get points like we did tonight," Brouwer said. The Panthers tied the score 2-2 just 40 seconds into the second. Boyes found a rebound at the right side of the net and poked in the puck. The Capitals regained the lead about three minutes later. Backstrom took a rebound that went off a Panthers defenceman and put it into the net at 3:44. The Capitals scored twice in the first period. During a power play, John Carlson took a shot from the point that was blocked by Thomas. Brouwer grabbed the rebound after it deflected off Laich and backhanded it past Thomas at 5:48 to make it 1-0. Laich then took a cross-ice pass from Ovechkin and scored on a one-timer from the right circle that went over Thomass shoulder at 8:10. The Panthers closed to 2-1 on Fleischmanns goal. Fleischmann took a pass from Jesse Winchester below the left circle and beat Holtby on the stick side at 15:27 of the first for his first goal in 23 games. NOTES: Capitals C Marcus Johansson sat out the game due to fatigue after a 20-hour plane trip from Sweden via London to return to the U.S. ... D Mike Green and C Mikhail Grabovski, who missed five and eight games respectively due to injury before the Olympic break, were back in the lineup for Thursdays game. ... Panthers C Scott Gomez and D Dylan Olsen were healthy scratches. Arizona Cardinals Jerseys . 1 overall pick in the draft by the Houston Texans, is recovering from sports hernia surgery. Sam Bradford Jersey . Sundays game against the Colorado Rapids at B.C. 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But Paul Osbaldiston, Hamiltons assistant special teams and kicking coach, said the team still relished the championship game workout.MIAMI - LeBron James was running the gamut of emotions Thursday when he arrived at the arena that he called home for the past four seasons.So did the Miami Heat fans who were seeing him again.They booed the four-time NBA MVP when he and the Cleveland Cavaliers took the court for warmups, booed the first few times he touched the ball, gave him plenty of cheers but still a mixed welcome when he was introduced as a starter, then cheered when he turned the ball over on one of his first touches.But perhaps the truest measure of how James is remembered came during the first timeout of the game, when the Heat unveiled a tribute video for their former star — a minute-long series of clips commemorating his four NBA Finals runs and two titles in Miami, after which he waved to the crowd and got a lengthy standing ovation.Ill look forward to seeing it one day, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. It was an incredible run. He was a major part of it. None of us have forgotten his contribution. Ill look back on it with incredible pride and perspective that I coached one of the all-time greats.No, Miami isnt happy he left.Also, no, Miami hasnt forgotten what he meant to the Heat.I gave everything and more to this city when I was here, James said before the game, his first time back at the arena since leaving Miami for Cleveland this past summer. Never disrespected this city or the franchise, or any of my teammates. Everything is professional. I gave it all. Thats all I can do.James took a seat on the scorers table near midcourt for the last 30 seconds or so of that video, watching it on the giant overhead screen.Ive got a lot of memories here, man, James said.It was predictably an emotional return for James, who acknowledged feeling butterflies when he walked in and headed toward the visitors locker room for the first time in nearly five years.dddddddddddd He scored 30 points, but his Cavaliers lost to the Heat 101-91.Many from the nearest seats took pictures when James did his traditional powder toss before taking the court, and he exchanged huge hugs with several Heat players moments later.He also pointed toward the Heat bench and tapped his heart.What me and my teammates created here while we were here, its going to last forever, James said. You can never take that out of the books. You can never take that from anything. Whatever else that comes with it, well deal with it then.Whatever negativity James heard on Thursday, it was nothing like his last such homecoming game — the one when he returned to Cleveland in 2010 for the first time since joining the Heat.He said he didnt circle Thursdays game on his calendar, saying hes long past things like that.LeBron was an enormous figure here, Cavaliers coach David Blatt said. He was part of a great run. Obviously, theres going to be emotion and a lot of feeling and a lot of excitement. You just cant look past that because you want to. Thats going to happen. You just have to try to roll with it. I thought he handled it well.James has remained friends with several Heat players, and interacted with some members of the teams front office at Dwyane Wades wedding this off-season.And many Heat players said in the days leading up to this showdown that they expected James to be greeted with at least some measure of appreciation.In turn, James said he appreciated those sentiments, and the bonds that remain.It shows what we were able to do in that locker room, James said. 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