Ovechkin ties for 4th on all-time goals list

Alex Ovechkin scored his 741st career goal to tie Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL’s alltime list, and helped the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Monday night.

Tom Wilson added two goals and Evgeny Kuznetsov contributed his ninth, 10th and 11th assists as the Capitals snapped a three-game losing streak.

Ovechkin also assisted two goals, including Wilson’s first, which gave Washington an early lead it never relinquished. Connor McMichael and John Carlson also scored, and Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves for the Capitals.

Cody Eakin, Anders Bjork and Colin Miller scored for the Sabres, who suffered a fifth consecutive defeat, with four of those coming in regulation. Dustin Tokarski had 25 saves.

At age 36, Ovechkin is on pace to pass third-place Jaromir Jagr’s 766 goals before the end of the season. Wayne Gretsky holds the all-time record with 894 goals, followed by Gordie Howe with 801.

RANGERS 4, PANTHERS 3

Igor Shesterkin made a season-high 42 saves to help New York hold off Florida, which saw its first loss in regulation this season.

Chris Kreider and Adam Fox each had a goal in the first period before K’Andre Miller and Ryan Strome scored 30 seconds apart in the second as New York built a 4-0 lead after two.

Eetu Luostarinen scored 20 seconds into the third for Florida, poking in the puck for his fourth goal of the season. Sam Reinhart made it 4-2 at 18:34 with this third before Patric Hornqvist scored to make it a one-goal game.

KINGS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 1

Jonathan Quick made 33 saves in Los Angeles’ win over Toronto that snapped the Maple Leafs’ five-game win streak.

Phillip Danault had two goals and an assist for Los Angeles, which won its fifth straight.