New York Post

NHL: Ovechkin nets 600th goal as Caps win

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Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 600 goals and

Evgeny Kuznetsov had the overtime winner as the Capitals returned to first place in the East by beating the Jets 3-2 in Washington.

Ovechkin scored in each of the first two periods to get to 42 this season. The Russian winger became the 20th player and fourth-fastest in NHL history to 600 goals and is on pace to lead the league in goals for the seventh time

In Philadelph­ia, Marc-Andre Fleury made 38 saves to become the 13th goalie in NHL history with 400 career wins, and Ryan Carpenter scored the winning goal with 2:40 left to lead the Golden Knights over the Flyers 3-2.

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